When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea. Sydney Pollack filmideamake Change image and share on social
You are not an active creator of the film. Sydney Pollack activecreatorfilm Change image and share on social
I mean, movies are like your kids or your fingers and toes or something, it's pretty hard to pick favorites. Sydney Pollack favoritefingerhard Change image and share on social
I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people. Sydney Pollack filmhavemean Change image and share on social
By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do. Sydney Pollack bitecreatefocus share on social
But, I've made films in Japan, in Yugoslavia, all over Europe, all over the United States, Mexico, but not Hollywood. Sydney Pollack europefilmhave Change image and share on social
And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing. Sydney Pollack actbenddirect Change image and share on social
I didn't believe that I'd ever be lucky enough to be able to make a living as an actor. Sydney Pollack actorlivelucky Change image and share on social
Reading a novel of a private experience, very, very different, the nature of it is very different. Sydney Pollack experiencenatureprivate Change image and share on social
With a movie you're creating from the beginning this particular work, let's not call it work of art, because very few movies are works of art, let's just call them bits of popular culture, whatever they are, sometimes very rarely by accident a movie becomes a work of art. Sydney Pollack accidentartbegin share on social