Richard Donner American Director Quotations

I worked for a lot of great directors.

I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.

When I was doing half-hour shows, I loved it and was preparing myself for the hour shows. Then when I did the hour shows, I was preparing myself for the specials and features.

It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.

Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere.

I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing.

I was mesmerized by what it would be like for somebody who was a student of history and archeology to go back to a medieval period and really live it.

When I went to live television, I loved it. But television was so new and undeveloped that actors had to concede to the equipment.

When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn't prepared, but we did it in about 17 days.

Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again.

That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.

They prepared Superman for a year, and they had the guy flying on a flat board with four wires. What were the challenges? Endless.

With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic.

The Lethals were never done as a special edition, but that's still a few years away. I'd love to do director's cuts of all four of them.