If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today. — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
We were just trying to make the films that we could get made, and to push the envelope. We didn't realize how… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
Sure, you could go out and make Jaws today. But all of the sequels to Jaws weren't good. They are all worthless.… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail. — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
None of the chase scenes that I did had any opticals. We had to do all of that physically. The first thing you have… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it. — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
The studios are making fewer films. They are making more expensive films. Profits are tougher to come by. Not only because of the expense… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am a huge fan of digital imagery. Because it allows a filmmaker much more latitude to… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today. — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist. — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I don't like 3D. I don't believe there is any film that I have seen and loved that would have been improved by a… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
