Harmony Korine Quotes

I have my own ideas when it comes to making cinema. My films should be of my liking and suit my convictions.

I only make films when I have something to say.

I make movies I want to see.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

It's funny: as a director, there are movies you make because you're passionate about getting your vision across, and you know that you're vision is different than anybody else. In those cases, you take the plunge, and it works, or it doesn't. You make the stylistic choices based on how you feel about the material.

I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes.

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor.

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

I just want to go on making movies, and some of them will be completely meaningless, except, of course, to me.

I am not really interested in only showcasing my life or work but plan to produce, write and create work that is solely my vision.

But I don't think as film-makers it is our responsibility that every time we make a film we should be saying something. If you are entertaining people, that's more than enough.

I always say that I'm a filmmaker, not a factory. I don't have to churn out films every six months.

You have to remain strong. That's the kind of filmmaker I want to encourage. Orson Welles was the one who said, you know, you can learn anything you need to know about filmmaking- that's camera, sound, celluloid, video at this point- in four hours. It has nothing to do with anything. It has nothing to do with it... It has to do with what you want to say. If you feel you have something to say, you'll find that way to get it said, on film, and not let anyone or anything chip away at that or tarnish it, because it's something special and precious.

I write about what I want to write about, and so the film comes out as a very personal expression even if its subject matter is totally prefabricated.

Not that painting would have been a release. The reason for doing it is the desire to create. I've got to do it! I've seen that, I can still remember it, I've got to paint it.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

I write for myself. I don't write because I have a record coming out. I write because I want to. I need to.

The great thing about having spent all this time on film sets is that I've been able to watch directors and how they work. I now know that this is what I want to do as well: to tell stories visually. But it's definitely my vision that I want to put across, nobody else's.

I never thought of what I was doing as a way to sell the NFL. I was making movies about a sport that I loved, about players and coaches that I respected. I wanted to convey my love of the game through film. And most artists convey their love through art. And my art and my love was expressed through film.

When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bring that director's vision, and I'm totally open for that.

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

I only make movies that are interesting to me.

I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.

The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want.

Personally, I feel that in my own work I wanted to look programmed or impersonal but I don't really believe I am being impersonal when I do it. And I don't think you could do this.