Acting Quote by William Friedkin

I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.

— William Friedkin

All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And…

— William Friedkin

None of the chase scenes that I did had any opticals. We had to do all of that physically. The first thing you have…

— William Friedkin

I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.

— William Friedkin

The studios are making fewer films. They are making more expensive films. Profits are tougher to come by. Not only because of the expense…

— William Friedkin

I'm not a fan of 3D. But I am a huge fan of digital imagery. Because it allows a filmmaker much more latitude to…

— William Friedkin

There are films that I've made that I like a little bit more than the others. But the films that I mostly watch, and…

— William Friedkin

If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today.

— William Friedkin

I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist.

— William Friedkin

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

— William Friedkin

I don't like 3D. I don't believe there is any film that I have seen and loved that would have been improved by a…

— William Friedkin

But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the…

— William Friedkin