I don't think of Storefront Hitchcock or Stop Making Sense as documentaries, I think of them more as performance films. Jonathan Demme documentaryfilmhitchcock 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
I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s. Jonathan Demme 60sjournalistlate Change image and share on social
I've never fallen into what I consider to be a trap of trying to figure out something analytically that could be a very popular film. I would hope my enthusiasm could match up with something with that potential. Jonathan Demme analyticallyenthusiasmfall share on social
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
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 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
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 love the idea of documentaries. I love seeing documentaries, and I love making them. Documentaries are incredibly easy to shoot. The ease with which you can hear something's going on, somebody's going to be somewhere: That sounds so interesting. Pick up your camera and go. Jonathan Demme cameradocumentaryease share on social
