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Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere.
Richard Donner
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It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing?
Richard Donner
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I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.
Richard Donner
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That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.
Richard Donner
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People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
Richard Donner
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Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.
Richard Donner
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Some actors just won't bend, and then it's a bitch. You either fight or find ways of putting your words in their mouth and letting them say it back at you.
Richard Donner
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I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.
Richard Donner
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It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.
Richard Donner
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If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.
Richard Donner
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First cuts are a bitch for a director, because it's been so many months and you put your trust in your editor and you're going to see your film assembled for the first time. You look at it and go, This is terrible. I hate it.
Richard Donner
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It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.
Richard Donner
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It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.
Richard Donner
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With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic.
Richard Donner
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