Great Filmmakers' Quotes on Criticism, Motivation, Interpretation, and the Audience of their Films.

'When asked whom he makes films for, Mr. Eastwood said, “You’re looking at him.”' - Clint Eastwood in New York Times Articles (12/10/08)

"I would not think of quarreling with your interpretation nor offering any other, as I have found it always the best policy to allow the film to speak for itself." - Stanley Kubrick

"It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else." - David Lynch

"Of course, I would love everybody to see my films. But I don't care enough ever to do anything about it. I would never change a word or make a movie that I thought they would like. I really don't care if they come or not. If they don't want to come, then they don't; if they do come, then great. Do I want to do what I do uncompromisingly, and would I love it if a big audience came? Yes, that would be very nice. I've never done anything to attract an audience, though I always get accused of it over the years."  - Woody Allen

"A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong." - Orson Welles

"I find it hilarious that most of the stuff being written about movies is how conventional they are, and then you have people ... they are upset that something's not conventional." - Steven Soderberg

"It's not a film-maker's job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can." - Mike Nichols

'"Forget all the excuses, 'the childish fascination' and 'the all embracing humility', for this is my confession, black on white: I, Lars von Trier, am but a simple masturbator of the silver screen."' - Lars Von Trier

“I think its a very strange question that I have to defend myself. I don’t feel that. You are all my guests, it’s not the other way around, that’s how I feel.” - Lars Von Trier

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[luke mccann]

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