The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you. — 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 to do is see it in your mind's eye. You have to envision it. Imagine someone knitting a sweater or a scarf. They either have a pattern in front of them, or they see a pattern… — William Friedkin Copy Share
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
