John Frankenheimer Quotes

When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.

I've become friends with Michael Mann and Oliver Stone; I've seen those guys work and that was great to see.

I would love to do more films. I really like the whole process of doing that. I like how close you become to everybody.

'Saw' has been a unique experience in that I've had the opportunity to work with some really great artists, and everyone has contributed in so many different ways, in all of the different departments of a film crew.

I produced and starred in 'Wake the Riderless Horse,' a short film that my buddy wrote and directed.

I love the camaraderie that develops on film sets and ensemble casts. It's really special.

Film is a collaborative business: bend over.

I've grown up around cinema. Michael Kamen was a very, very close friend of mine, sort of my godfather. So I know how much work goes into it. You have to know what you're doing.

And 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' was a very transitional film for me in that I was one of the producers and you know, came up with the idea with the writer and the producer, as well. But, it was a very collaborative event. You know, I really love working in that way.

Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art-it's a fun group activity.

A great movie evolves when everybody has the same vision in their heads.

I like going on location for films.

Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

I loved working on 'Donnie Darko.' I learned a lot from the cast, Jake Gyllenhaal and the producers. I love doing what I do because I get to meet so many great people.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.

Honestly, when you're making a movie, you never say, 'Oh, this one's going to suck and go straight to video.' When you're in it, you think you're doing the best work you can do. You're surrounded by people who are working hard. Everybody's hopeful.

We're lucky enough, especially in these 'Madagascar' films, to be working with some of the best people in the industry, who are not only great actors, but great comedians and improvisers and filmmakers. And they then become a part of creating their characters.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end.

I'd have to say the whole experience in making The Neverending Story. I had an incredible time.

I grew up on film sets but more around the process of making films. I saw a lot of the editing process and the writing process, which takes years. That really affected me growing up, that side of it.

I went to film school, so I certainly know how to make things quickly and cheaply. But at the same time, I have the experience of working with Steve Starkey for three years. I watched him produce some gigantic movies.