--- title: "12 Way Quotes By Todd Haynes" description: "12 Way quotes by Todd Haynes. Plus more from Todd Haynes and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/todd-haynes-2626_brilliant_in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp_1079611.jpg" --- > [In a way, I think Roxy Music is high camp, in a brilliant way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp-in-a-brilliant-way/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/todd-haynes-2626_brilliant_in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp_1079611.jpg) > [All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-their-own-way-that-happens-in/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/todd-haynes-2626_camera_all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-t_1164535.jpg) > [In my research, all roads led back to Oscar. It's definitely in a way trying to understand the truly English element to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/in-my-research-all-roads-led-back-to-oscar-it-s-definitely-in-a-way/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/todd-haynes-2626_american-culture_in-my-research-all-roads-led-back-to-osc_1438962.jpg) > [The way I sort of approach my work is that the historical and socioeconomic and cultural worlds that the music is exploring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/the-way-i-sort-of-approach-my-work-is-that-the-historical-and/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/todd-haynes-2626_cinema_the-way-i-sort-of-approach-my-work-is-th_577494.jpg) > [I think that's what I love about glam-rock. It invited you to participate. It asked you to change yourself in all these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-think-that-s-what-i-love-about-glam-rock-it-invited-you-to/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/todd-haynes-2626_change-yourself_i-think-that-s-what-i-love-about-glam-ro_369679.jpg) > [The ways in which Oscar Wilde was attacking the Romantics that preceded him, and the Romantic ideas that preceded him, were very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/the-ways-in-which-oscar-wilde-was-attacking-the-romantics-that/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/todd-haynes-2626_attacking_the-ways-in-which-oscar-wilde-was-attack_2960744.jpg) > [My very first movie, 'Mary Poppins,' which I talk about, it just turned me into an obsessive, creative creature who had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/my-very-first-movie-mary-poppins-which-i-talk-about-it-just-turned-me/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/todd-haynes-2626_creativity_my-very-first-movie-mary-poppins-which-i_722675.jpg) > [Sirkian films really aren't - at least the way I see them, they're not about identification. They don't have voiceover. A lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/sirkian-films-really-aren-t-at-least-the-way-i-see-them-they-re-not/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/todd-haynes-2626_classic-love_sirkian-films-really-aren-t-at-least-the_2323362.jpg) > [ In male-driven \[films\], the protagonist is not the person who's necessarily in harms way. There's a sense that they're going to figure… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/in-male-driven-films-the-protagonist-is-not-the-person-who-s/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12f/todd-haynes-2626_driven_in-male-driven-films-the-protagonist-is_1855729.jpg) > [I'm drawn to female characters, not all of them are strong characters. I think I'm drawn to female characters partly because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-m-drawn-to-female-characters-not-all-of-them-are-strong-characters-2/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/todd-haynes-2626_certain_i-m-drawn-to-female-characters-not-all-o_1012125.jpg) > [You gain all of the rights and privileges and respects that are afforded the majority, and that's ultimately what matters for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/you-gain-all-of-the-rights-and-privileges-and-respects-that-are/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62c/todd-haynes-2626_choices_you-gain-all-of-the-rights-and-privilege_2764098.jpg) > [ I know a bit about his \[Sirk\] life, but it's more about his style than biography. He was European and came out… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-know-a-bit-about-his-sirk-life-but-it-s-more-about-his-style-than/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a42/todd-haynes-2626_american-values_i-know-a-bit-about-his-sirk-life-but-it_1285949.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Todd Haynes > [I had really loving parents and a happy childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-had-really-loving-parents-and-a-happy-childhood/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [I don't know if I ever entertained an academic career, nor did I ever think I'd become a feature film-maker in the market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-don-t-know-if-i-ever-entertained-an-academic-career-nor-did-i-ever/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [Feminist theory has left an indelible mark on my own critical—and creative—thinking . . . For me, everything I questioned about what it meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/feminist-theory-has-left-an-indelible-mark-on-my-own-critical-and/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [I don't think there's any more synesthetic medium than film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-don-t-think-there-s-any-more-synesthetic-medium-than-film/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [I'm used to always having struggles getting finances together and keeping precarious budgets alive in the independent film world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-m-used-to-always-having-struggles-getting-finances-together-and/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [It's funny: I don't feel like I have any particular privileged feeling for the Fifties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/it-s-funny-i-don-t-feel-like-i-have-any-particular-privileged-feeling/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [I'm drawn to female characters; not all of them are strong characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-m-drawn-to-female-characters-not-all-of-them-are-strong-characters/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [Looking at photographs of New York in 1952, you find a powerfully pre-Eisenhower era - sagging, tired, distressed - and the palette is slightly dissonant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/looking-at-photographs-of-new-york-in-1952-you-find-a-powerfully-pre/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [I think many of the ideas that opened up in the '60s got implemented in the '70s and that certain minority voices that were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-think-many-of-the-ideas-that-opened-up-in-the-60s-got-implemented/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > ['Evil Urges' has some stuff in it that's unbelievable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/evil-urges-has-some-stuff-in-it-that-s-unbelievable/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [Films like 'The Godfather,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Exorcist' brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for 'Mildred Pierce.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/films-like-the-godfather-chinatown-and-the-exorcist-brought-a-realism/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [There were interesting ways that queerness could hide out and get played out pre-Stonewall. It is part of a vast history that is getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/there-were-interesting-ways-that-queerness-could-hide-out-and-get/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [It's very funny because every time I make a movie, and I've heard this re-echoed by other filmmakers and actors I have worked with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/it-s-very-funny-because-every-time-i-make-a-movie-and-i-ve-heard-this/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [What was so interesting about the glam era was that it was about bisexuality and breaking down the boundaries between gays and straights, breaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/what-was-so-interesting-about-the-glam-era-was-that-it-was-about/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) > [My films have often looked at the whole dilemma of identity as a straitjacket for people, for societies, for cultures, for historical moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/my-films-have-often-looked-at-the-whole-dilemma-of-identity-as-a/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/todd-haynes/#itemlist", "name": "12 Way Quotes By Todd Haynes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a way, I think Roxy Music is high camp, in a brilliant way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Haynes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp-in-a-brilliant-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/todd-haynes-2626_brilliant_in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp_1079611.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/todd-haynes-2626_brilliant_in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp_1079611.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/todd-haynes-2626_brilliant_in-a-way-i-think-roxy-music-is-high-camp_1079611.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a way, I think Roxy Music is high camp, in a brilliant way.” — Todd Haynes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Haynes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-their-own-way-that-happens-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/todd-haynes-2626_camera_all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-t_1164535.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/todd-haynes-2626_camera_all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-t_1164535.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/todd-haynes-2626_camera_all-actors-are-protecting-something-in-t_1164535.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.” — Todd Haynes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In my research, all roads led back to Oscar. 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