Peter Bogdanovich

I had been an abject fan of Martin and Lewis when I was a kid. I just thought they were terribly funny.…

— Peter Bogdanovich

I loved Keaton. In fact, when I made the chase sequence in 'What's Up, Doc,' I said, 'This is a Buster Keaton…

— Peter Bogdanovich

There are no “old” movies-only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.

— Peter Bogdanovich

During the Hollywood studio system, they looked for people who were unusual. The stars had peculiarities.

— Peter Bogdanovich

I think one of the reasons younger people don't like older films, films made say before the '60s, is that they've never…

— Peter Bogdanovich

If filmmakers are ignorant of the past, they laborto re-invent the wheel in every picture. You sit and think, 'Well,we're back to…

— Peter Bogdanovich

Drama is easy. Comedy's hard.

— Peter Bogdanovich

Love is a lot more complicated than people think.

— Peter Bogdanovich

I started acting in 'The Sopranos' around 1999 and 2000. I did that for six years. That was quite a job, and…

— Peter Bogdanovich

Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in 'What's Up, Doc?' that didn't get a…

— Peter Bogdanovich

'Jaws' was the first A-list picture that was released like an exploitation picture. They made a lot of money with that picture…

— Peter Bogdanovich

The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios…

— Peter Bogdanovich

For a while, all the studios had their art-house divisions, but that went by the by pretty quickly. Now, they're really focusing…

— Peter Bogdanovich

There's good directors and bad directors. Some of the critics are really conscientious and really try to do what they can popularize…

— Peter Bogdanovich

I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not…

— Peter Bogdanovich

I've stopped caring what people think.

— Peter Bogdanovich

Cher is one of the most talented women I've ever met. She's got depth and emotion that haven't even been touched.

— Peter Bogdanovich

One of the things that wrong with pictures today, I think, is that so many of the people making them started out…

— Peter Bogdanovich

Cher and I didn't get along that well.

— Peter Bogdanovich

Marlon Brando changed everything for actors. After him, everyone wanted to be Marlon. No one wanted to be a type: they all…

— Peter Bogdanovich

The first time I met Brando was on a street corner. I was 14. He was walking down the street, and I…

— Peter Bogdanovich

I direct as an actor. Many times, I will say, 'Let me try this.' And I'll walk the scene through and see…

— Peter Bogdanovich

'Mask' wasn't the version that I wanted when it was originally released. It made money, but it would have made a lot…

— Peter Bogdanovich

I don't know how you get to be 40 without having a whole bunch of regrets.

— Peter Bogdanovich

My father, who was a good deal older than my mother, had basically grown up with silent films; sound didn't arrive until…

— Peter Bogdanovich