Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing. Jonathan Demme beatliveperformance Change image and share on social
I like finding a great shot and then just staying with it for a long time, not trying to pump things up with some kind of artificial energy by cutting. Jonathan Demme artificialcutenergy Change image and share on social
As a kid, a little kid, I loved going to the movies, and now I love making movies. Jonathan Demme kidlovemake Change image and share on social
When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money! Jonathan Demme commerciallyfinallylamb Change image and share on social
I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff you care tremendously about is a real high. It's a really amazing thing to be able to do. Jonathan Demme amazecarechance Change image and share on social
I don't think it's sacrilegious to remake any movie, including a good or even great movie. Jonathan Demme goodgreatinclude Change image and share on social
I've been making films since the '70s and trying to develop that best possible fiction-film style that I feel is the most expressive. At a certain point, I felt I was winding up making the same film stylistically and I found that boring. Jonathan Demme 70sboredevelop share on social
It's such a rich experience when you enter into a subject from a documentary point of view. It's hard for fiction to compete with that. Jonathan Demme competedocumentaryenter Change image and share on social
