"In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera……" — Richard Donner

"In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor."

— Richard Donner

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30 Quotes by Richard Donner

Richard Donner has 30 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not…
I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.
It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.
I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive…
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.
When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective,…
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor…
I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.
I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.
I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me…
I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.

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