But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable. John Frankenheimer activecablechoice share on social
Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant directors to the first assistant director, who will choose because he or she is responsible for the conduct and the efficiency of the second assistant directors. John Frankenheimer assistantchoicechoose share on social
I really, really love directing films. John Frankenheimer directfilmlove Change image and share on social
There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that it's so hard for the director to really control the process, because there are more and more experts that come in. John Frankenheimer controldigitallydirector Change image and share on social
I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel. John Frankenheimer accidentactorclosely Change image and share on social
Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that. John Frankenheimer continuallycreativedirector share on social
I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work. John Frankenheimer atmospherecreatecreative Change image and share on social
I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say. John Frankenheimer actorclassifygood share on social
It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct. John Frankenheimer assignmentbusinesschoose share on social
The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized. John Frankenheimer assistantdirectorimportance Change image and share on social
