I never saw a department store Santa as a kid. My mother was afraid to take me. Terry Zwigoff afraiddepartmentkid Change image and share on social
Luckily, he was in the process of moving to France at the time, anyway. But if he had stayed in the States, I don't know how he would have handled that, because it was getting pretty crazy. I mean, a celebrity which he really did not welcome. And I can't blame him. Terry Zwigoff blamecelebritycrazy share on social
You have to go back to the '30s and '40s to see a film that's any good. Terry Zwigoff 30s40sback Change image and share on social
The first scene I ever shot for 'Louie Bluie,' on that first day, I had never seen the camera before. I didn't know where to put it. I just knew what was strong about these guys and what I wanted to capture, so I tried to work backward from there and figure it out. Trial and error. Hopefully I got a little bit better at it. Terry Zwigoff backwardbitebluie share on social
People think I have an interest in comics, but I'm only interested in comics from the '40s, like 'Donald Duck' comics. Terry Zwigoff 40scomicdonald Change image and share on social
If I start paying attention to the mechanics of a film while watching it, then it's generally a bad film. Terry Zwigoff attentionbadfilm 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
I did turn down 'The Virgin Suicides.' I talked to the producers about it, and I just honestly told them that I didn't get it. Is it supposed to be funny, is it a thriller, what is it? Terry Zwigoff funnyhonestlyproducer Change image and share on social
The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about. Terry Zwigoff filmmakepassionate Change image and share on social
The things I want to make into a film, they're personal, esoteric things, and I don't expect anyone else to like them as much as I do. I generally like my films more than anybody else will. Terry Zwigoff esotericexpectfilm Change image and share on social