I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes director kind meat
It was very hard to make 'Funny Face' in Paris because making movies is difficult and making a movie in a city that was glorious, that was unique and surprising, to get it, to put it on film you have to make choices and reject a lot of things so you're always wondering: 'Am I doing it right?' Stanley Donen choicecitydifficult share on social
Jean-Luc Godard said that cinema is the truth 24 frames a second. I think cinema is lies 24 frames a second. Stanley Donen cinemaframegodard Change image and share on social
My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town. Stanley Donen childhoodgrimhappy Change image and share on social
If you're going to go to an audition, you don't want to go in trying to force yourself into some archetype that has been thought up by a director and translated by a casting director. Timothy Simons archetypeauditioncast Change image and share on social
Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life. Robert Baden-Powell bitterdifficultydish Change image and share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social