Well, I really want to encourage a kind of fantasy, a kind of magic. I love the term magic realism, whoever invented… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I'm overwhelmed by writers. Most people aren't impressed by writers, but if you can draw a cartoon or a picture, they think… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
There's something about living in the country that I think makes you inventive, because nature is full of miracles and wonder and… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Nooo! Leave that to George Lucas, he' s really mastered the CGI acting. That scares me! I hate it! Everybody is so… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I think there's a side of me that's trying to compete with Lucas and Spielberg - I don't usually admit this publicly… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Now, anybody can make a movie, and I don't see that many great movies, because I think there's only a limited amount… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I think it's worse for actors, though, because people have to choose you. As a director, I get to choose the actors,… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
A lot of people seem to get carried away that something that's made out of paper mâché is going to be better… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
[Steven Spielberg's films] are comforting, they always give you answers and I don't think they're very clever answers. The success of most… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I do think so much of what I do is reactive to the way the world sees itself, or the way the… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I think that's the problem with kids now. Everything is manufactured. And then they're sitting there watching the television, where all the… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I just like the fact I can make a film which might give comfort to some people who think they are the… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I don't think you ever learn just one thing. At some point you start unlearning things. I have been working hard to… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their audiences want. — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world! — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Well, I really want to encourage a kind of fantasy, a kind of magic. I love the term magic realism, whoever invented it –… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I'm trying to escape by forming my own kind of world. Basically, I'm trying to encourage others to do the same. — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I was getting frustrated with America. It's interesting how as simple a thing as, like, letting your hair grow longer changed in the world… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I'm overwhelmed by writers. Most people aren't impressed by writers, but if you can draw a cartoon or a picture, they think you're magic. — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Nobody went to see Tideland! I was hoping people would get angry about it but those that saw it didn't want to talk about… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Fantasy isn't just a jolly escape: It's an escape, but into something far more extreme than reality, or normality. It's where things are more… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to worry about the studios losing money. I'm not very sympathetic to their money problems, because they certainly haven't been… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
When it came to slaughtering sacred cows with such crude yet perfect musical precision, there was no one better than Frank. I wonder what… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
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