Quotes by Irvin Kershner - Page 1

There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Faces
Interesting
Landscape
Nothing
Face
Human
Human Face
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I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Film
Followers
Made
Millions
Follower
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Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Believe
Lying
Real
Real World
Unbelievable
Window
Lie
The Real World
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I want films to haunt an audience, to give them something to remember and be able to talk about.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Able
Audience
Giving
Want
Talk
Films
Haunt
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I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Credence
Film
Matter
Reviews
Sometimes
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I love my early movies, but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings, dreams, an acceptance of irrationality.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Dream
Acceptance
Artist
Irrationality
Naturalism
Dreams Love Movies
Deal
Early
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After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Care
Empires
Film
Never Say Never
Strikes
Again
Empire
Films
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Nobody can be happy. You could have moments of happiness, moments of joy. But life is very difficult. Unless you're a total idiot. Then you can be happy.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Idiot
Joy
Life Is
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It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Compromise
Matter
Monument
Oneself
Perfect
Pride
Purpose
Shot
Fast
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In the last ten years of watching films I have found that some of the foreign films I saw affected me most. One American film that stands out for me for its workmanship and artistry is 'Ratatouille.' It was an astonishing effort in filmmaking.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
American Film
Artistry
Astonishing
Effort
Filmmaking
Lasts
Ten
Workmanship
Years
Stands
Ten Years
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The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain absolutely sensitive to every nuance of the behavior of the people around you. Because, ultimately, if you don't keep in mind the overall humanity, then the machine takes over and suddenly all you have are technically fine shots, technically good performances. The story's being told, but something's lacking, something mysterious, indefinable.
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Humanity
Mind
People
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We had an electronic head and arm for Threepio, and I manipulated the mechanism with a joystick. But it wasn't working. The propman said, 'Give me fifteen minutes.' We all went to get coffee, and when we came back, Threepio's head turned perfectly and his arm moved naturally. I looked up and realized that the prop man had a fishing pole with a fine nylon string attached to Threepio's arm. He had rigged another string around the head, which Chewbacca was holding. As Chewie moved his hands, Threepio's head turned!
Irvin Kershner / Film Director
Men
Coffee
Hands
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