Top 31 Quotes by Taylor Hackford

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.

It's much easier to work with an unknown.

I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.