George Stevens Quotes

Let's not betray cinema with marketing inside the film. If it's done outside, then it's ok. That is essential to integrity.

No matter how hard I tried to popularize, I never cheapened a great work of art.

You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.

A lot of my songs, they're like puzzle pieces, and there's just one way to put them together. You could, if you needed to, get the scissors out and cut up things to make them work. But I don't want to do that.

There are countless times where you're trying to channel somebody who's not there, but that's what you have to do. But Audrey Geisel, who has executive produced this film and Horton, and who works remarkably close with me, is a great source of information. (The Simpsons creator) Matt Groening once told me that one of the most important roles that he fulfills on The Simpsons is being the keeper of the integrity of the original vision.

I just focus on trying to please and entertain those who have faith in my talent.

To be true to a play, you can't add something that takes away from the author's intent.

I've always said that I would only ever release something that I would want to listen to as a fan.

If something doesn't feel right comedically I won't budge on it. You just have to dig your heels in and fight for it. And I mean fight quite intensely.

I think, in general, as a writer, you can't really hide your values. They're always going to fall out onto the page, and I tend to trust that I don't have to force my ideals into the expression of what's going to happen naturally.

I'm hoping that people will love the music, but at the same time, the most important thing to me is that I love the music.

I can't do a film just for the sake of it.

I really believe in not compromising your art. I feel like I've never compromised my art.

It's really important to me that the music that I release is true to me and important to me.

I don't make films for critics.

I think that the campaign that Fox Searchlight has thrown for 'Sound of My Voice' honors the film's roots and the film's integrity, and I don't think it overwhelms the film at all.

I don't make films for critics, and I'm not particularly interested in what they have to say, and they don't have a bearing on my audiences.

The industry doesn't usually say nice things about my work. My films take a while till they are accepted as good and I think 'Yennai Arindhaal' too will go through that phase.

Obviously 'Pete's Dragon' is more commercial than 'A Ghost Story,' but when making them, I'm just trying to tell a story that matters to me, that ultimately would satisfy me as a moviegoer. Because watching movies is my favorite thing to do. I watch a lot of them.

People get sucked into being so show-bizy. I mean this is show biz, but I just can't do anything that's not in my DNA.

It's about being true to my artistry, which I've been doing. It's super important to do smart films.

I'm still trying to keep it original, staying true to my sound.

I think the most important thing is you need to have a very, very clear idea of who you are as an artist before you let other people tell you who you are.

I couldn't have imagined working on a film I didn't believe in.

We often come across certain directors who mention some of their own flops as their favourites. They will blame the viewers for not realising its merits. I think that is plain hypocrisy.