I mean, the truth of the matter is, I like the failures as much as I like the successes, it's only the world that doesn't like the failures. Sydney Pollack failuremattersuccess Change image and share on social
You know, essentially when you do a play you're reinterpreting a work of art that already exists. That's not what happens with a movie. Sydney Pollack artessentiallyexist Change image and share on social
No, I never went to college. Always regretted it, always envied people who did. Sydney Pollack collegeenvypeople Change image and share on social
Film is a collective experience, as you know. Sydney Pollack collectiveexperiencefilm 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
We talked about Tootsie, the idea in Tootsie is that a man becomes a better man for having been a woman. Sydney Pollack ideamantalk Change image and share on social
Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field. Sydney Pollack fieldgraduatehighly Change image and share on social
Well, I was born and raised in the Midwest, in Indiana specifically, and my childhood was full of weekend movies, you know, the Saturday and Sunday popcorn movies. Sydney Pollack bearchildhoodfull Change image and share on social
Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director. Sydney Pollack burtdirectorlancaster Change image and share on social
I mean, certainly it's the single biggest event, I think, in terms of popular entertainment, or art even, if you say that, of the 20th Century. It's been film. It's the 20th Century's real art form. Sydney Pollack 20thartbig Change image and share on social
