The movies I made early on may not have been great, but they were all commercially successful. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I do not quote my own movies. I think I would be pretty insufferable if I did. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm not an especially highbrow person, but I have always loved small, quirky, edgy movies. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I don't know why, but I've always been a sucker for roller coasters in movies. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Going to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator - he'd have me put on a jacket to see a film. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
And what I like about it is it makes me happy and I think it makes a lot of people happy to go to the movies and to not think about the problems of the day or the problems of tomorrow or the yesterday and just go on for the ride and have the fun of losing oneself in a fantasy. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Now on Friday nights, if I want to go hang out with friends, I go hang out with friends. If I want to stay in and be in the hot tub and have people over to watch movies, I do that. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I don't want to make movies for kids, and I don't want to make movies for adults either. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>