My very first professional writing credit was on a movie called The Dunwich Horror, and Roger Corman was the executive producer. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I didn't look at it as a transition so much, because I never intended to have a career as a journalist, writing… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Roger [Corman] didn't actually hire me, though. I was hired by AIP [American International Pictures], the studio that made the picture, which… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Whereas to write, all you need is paper and an idea, so I felt that writing might be my stepping stone. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
It was a unique experience in several ways, because I don't think Sam [Fuller] had ever collaborated with another writer over his… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I had written the script a few years earlier for Paramount, then later got hired with Sam [Fuller] to write an entirely… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
It was also a new role for me as a writer, because I wanted to just be there to serve Sam. I… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I never intended to have a career as a journalist, writing about people who make movies. I did it as something that… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I very much had wanted to do a picture with more humor than what I had been allowed to do earlier, which is what… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from very different… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I love suspense movies, because in a sense they're the most dreamlike of any genre, and I'm sure I'll make another one. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I had a checkered early career, for sure, with a lot of very unhappy experiences where pictures got taken away, re-cut, re-titled... all the… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
My very first professional writing credit was on a movie called The Dunwich Horror, and Roger Corman was the executive producer. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
There was a long period of time when Sam Fuller had a lot of projects fall through and had a lot of difficulties getting… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
What I try to do is give each actor an environment in which they can do their best work. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I can't speak to how Michael [Douglas] approached it in terms of his process. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Put simply, there are many people who want to make movies and very few opportunities for them to do it. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I had the great fortune to actually become friends with Sam [Fuller] and ultimately collaborate with him on White Dog, which we wrote together. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
![“Roger [Corman] didn't actually hire me, though. I was hired by AIP [American International Pictures], the studio that made the picture, which was Sam Arkoff and Jim Nicholson. It was a great learning experience for me, because not only did I work on the script, but they hired me back to go on…” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f9/curtis-hanson-9380_goes-on_roger-corman-didn-t-actually-hire-me-tho_642016.jpg)
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![“I had written the script a few years earlier for Paramount, then later got hired with Sam [Fuller] to write an entirely new script that he was going to direct. And that was one of the great thrills of my professional life.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/330/curtis-hanson-9380_direct_i-had-written-the-script-a-few-years-ear_2946717.jpg)
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