Everything I've made - it doesn't mean they've all been good - but everything I've made so far, big or little, fiction or documentary, has been something that I've been really enthusiastic about. Jonathan Demme bigdocumentaryenthusiastic Change image and share on social
I'm of Neil Young's generation. Neil Young's songs have spoken to what it's like to be at least a white male of his generation over the years. Endlessly, he's sung about the stuff that I really care about. He's put into words the feelings that hit you at different transitional moments in life. Jonathan Demme careendlesslyfeeling share on social
Extraordinary people are the Green Berets and the Navy Seals and the Olympic athletes - these are the ones who can face these extraordinary physical challenges and be triumphant. Jonathan Demme athleteberetchallenge Change image and share on social
I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen. Jonathan Demme filmlearnpublic Change image and share on social
If you're doing a music film, you've got to be singing about something. Jonathan Demme filmhavemusic Change image and share on social
I felt from time to time that shooting live music is the most purely cinematic thing you can do. Ideally, the cinema is becoming one with the music. There is little artifice involved. There's no acting. I love it. Jonathan Demme actartificecinema share on social
I remember the Neil Young brand hitting me very hard immediately. He wasn't an acquired taste. I loved him immediately. Jonathan Demme acquirebrandhard Change image and share on social