Norman Jewison Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

• Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

  Norman Jewison

  Thinking, Silence, Generations

• I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?

  Norman Jewison

  Mean, Want, Film

• I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.

  Norman Jewison

  Winning, Film, Prize

  "Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

• Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

  Norman Jewison

  Looks, Want, Documentaries

  "Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

• I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.

  Norman Jewison

  Years, Half, Littles

• I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.

  Norman Jewison

  Thinking, Awards, Done

• When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven.

  Norman Jewison

  Independent, Fields, Artistic

  "New Oscar Rule May Hurt Indie Films, Audiences", www.foxnews.com. October 10, 2003.

• I'm going to do an adaptation of the Italian film, Bread and Tulips. I really like that film.

  Norman Jewison

  Italian, Bread, Film

  "Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison". Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January, 2004.

• When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.

  Norman Jewison

  Europe, Actors, Film

  Interview with Erika Hernandez, www.aboutfilm.com. January 2004.

• In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.

  Norman Jewison

  Artist, Rights, America

• It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.

  Norman Jewison

  Glowing, Males, Want

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