Away Quote by John Schlesinger

Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place.

— John Schlesinger

We taped all this and then got it transcribed and picked the best lines or ideas or ways to take a scene. I've done…

— John Schlesinger

I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me with the…

— John Schlesinger

I thought his performance was absolutely wonderful and had said so, but he seemed, as actors quite often are when they first see something,…

— John Schlesinger

There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.

— John Schlesinger

Still, the film nearly didn't happen a number of times. There were great arguments with United Artists about how to reduce the cost because…

— John Schlesinger

That attitude toward women as objects may have worked for the late Sixties, but it doesn't do so now.

— John Schlesinger

Yes, but I think if you look at it with a sort of gay sensibility and want everything to be positive about gay life,…

— John Schlesinger

Oh, the relationship with actors and managers and agents and things is a terrible problem sometimes.

— John Schlesinger

Symbolism perhaps is a bit in your face, and I've tried my best to control that as best I can as I've grown older…

— John Schlesinger

No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have his way.…

— John Schlesinger

I'll never forget the first screening at the Berlin Film Festival. As soon as the film ended there was an outbreak of booing, which…

— John Schlesinger