Cinema Quote by Stephen Frears

“I remember reading the script for 'Dangerous Liaisons' and thinking that I could quite happily spend the rest of my life watching this film; the story and the writing were so wonderful.”

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To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

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The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

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Audiences arent fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

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I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves.…

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I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

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I want my films to get audiences. I am not interested in making them just for myself.

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When I go and teach, it sort of opens me up in some way. And when you're open, you're more receptive.

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I teach film directing, inasmuch as you can. Its not really possible to teach film direction, but I sit there as a sort of…

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I like making films about different cultures. I'm interested in things that I've never encountered before. I try to put myself in the audience's…

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I never thought I was very good at developing material. I grew up at the BBC where they sent you scripts.

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It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of…

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There's the physical life and the voice, but at some point you abandon all of that, you know what the spirit of the person…

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