I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early '80s. Griffin Dunne 80samyearly Change image and share on social
In the '80s, I can't say that Amy and I were aware of an independent film community. We could only get a certain amount of money for our pictures, which made them low budget movies, but they were distributed through studios. Griffin Dunne 80samountamy share on social
If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York. Griffin Dunne moviesetshoot Change image and share on social
Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. Griffin Dunne documentaryfilmmakeinspire Change image and share on social
I think we were the first picture to cut on Final Cut Pro. So we were the guinea pigs, because we got a deal on the system. But with that comes all sorts of technological problems I couldn't begin to describe. Griffin Dunne begincutdeal share on social
Every movie is wildly different. So many of the problems are the same, but they take on different guises. Griffin Dunne guisemovieproblem Change image and share on social
As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what I feel like I should have been doing all along. Griffin Dunne actorcombinedirector Change image and share on social
I'm in five guilds; that's a lot of dues to pay. So I have to keep on working. Griffin Dunne dueguildlot Change image and share on social
But at the same time, never having final cut before, I really learned an interesting thing for any studio executive who is reading this: that if a director has final cut, it's actually easier and more interesting to listen to notes. Griffin Dunne cutdirectoreasy share on social
I met Steve McQueen once. Well, met isn't really the right word. Griffin Dunne mcqueenmeetsteve Change image and share on social
