Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting. Doug Liman amountboldcareer Change image and share on social
The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it. Doug Liman airaspectbad Change image and share on social
I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span. Doug Liman attentioncontradictorydirector Change image and share on social
I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film. Doug Liman feelfilminterest Change image and share on social
To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic. Doug Liman believefilmmakerhome Change image and share on social
The beating heart of your story... that's not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that's what gets people in to the seats, and that's how studios make their money. Doug Liman beatheartmake share on social
My dad couldn't connect to my wanting to be a filmmaker. He was very connected in entertainment, and through him I met Steven Spielberg and got rides on his private plane to California. I'd see Spielberg's people reading scripts. I was like, 'That's what I want to be when I grow up.' Doug Liman californiaconnectdad share on social
I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies. Doug Liman actiondumbfilm Change image and share on social
Somehow super power and hero are so synonymous that they get combined into one word, 'superhero,' whereas I'm kind of more interested in separating those two ideas out. You have characters with super powers who may or may not be heroic, because human beings aren't all heroic. I tend to be drawn to antiheros. Doug Liman antiherobeingcharacter share on social
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in a big studio film. Doug Liman bigcharacterfilm Change image and share on social