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
But I remember feeling as a producer I felt like the guy who called the caterer and got the band; I had to work the party while everybody else was having a good time. Griffin Dunne bandcallcaterer Change image and share on social
Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration and scenes were added after the fact. Griffin Dunne actoraddcharacter Change image and share on social
I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early '80s. Griffin Dunne 80samyearly Change image and share on social
And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture. Griffin Dunne backbigbudget share on social
It struck me that working digitally with a small crew, I could lay out a general plan for Famous and hope for mistakes which would create something more than satire and something less than truthful reality. Griffin Dunne createcrowdigitally 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
