Ray Manzarek Quotes

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

When you make your first film, there is a hell of a lot to think about, and you've got to have a gut understanding of your material.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

Ultimately, I am very filmmaker oriented, as a producer.

I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point!

Making a movie in Hollywood is a bit like playing a board game, where you have to throw a six to start.

I don't see a big difference between the job of directing a low-budget movie and the job of directing a big-budget movie.

Making a film is a challenge.

If you're writing a screenplay for a feature, you don't have any involvement with the casting process, the editing process, the set design, the costume design, or any of that stuff.

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want.

As for direction, I definitely do not have the patience or the resilience to make a film. Directing a film is very, very hard.

Making commercial cinema is very tough.

I think a big bucket list item for me and Jonathan is to produce some of our own scripted films and series.

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

I started my production house with the idea of directing one day.

I learned that you have to say that you're a filmmaker. You're not a screenwriter; you're not a director for hire. You've got to take charge. You're a filmmaker, and you're going to make a film.

I really enjoy being behind the camera. A ton of projects I've done that are my most favorite projects would be where I actually executive produce and I'm behind the camera.

You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do.

The hardest thing for me about making movies, and that included 'M*A*S*H' because it was made like a movie, was starting and stopping.

Movie making is not like other art forms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be digested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money.

Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.

Movies are in a much longer production conversation before an actor is even involved. I always thought of actors as the last piece of the puzzle - so you're a tool.

It takes a long time to get a film made.