The Weinsteins believe in test screenings. I don't. I don't think good films are made that way. Call me crazy, but I'd like to think you need a singular vision to make good art. Terry Zwigoff artcallcrazy Change image and share on social
A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work. Terry Zwigoff castgoodpercent Change image and share on social
Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not a good career choice for anybody. I don't recommend it. Terry Zwigoff careerchoicedocumentary Change image and share on social
And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong. Terry Zwigoff constructfictionfilm Change image and share on social
Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do. Terry Zwigoff aidemployeventually Change image and share on social
I gotta tell you, I don't have many close friends, and if I do wind up making friends with somebody, it takes me a long time, usually. Terry Zwigoff closefriendgotta Change image and share on social
Saying that all documentaries are the same is like saying all foreign films are the same. Terry Zwigoff documentaryfilmforeign Change image and share on social
So I told Robert from the start that if we couldn't get Charles and Max to take part, but especially Charles, that I didn't want to make the film. So would he call his mother and talk to Charles and see if Charles would at all be interested. Terry Zwigoff callcharlefilm share on social
Well, that was certainly - to me, until we could film in Charles' room, I didn't even want to bother filming anything else. And in fact, I did hold off and that was the first thing we filmed. Terry Zwigoff bothercharlefact Change image and share on social
I don't like most Christmas movies. They're pretty bad, though they seem to make tons of money anyway. Like this movie 'Elf,' I got the script for that, and I turned it down right away. Against my wife's better judgment. Terry Zwigoff badchristmaself share on social
