David Prowse Quotes

Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg are men at the top of their game, and Jackson especially is going to change the nature of film-making.

Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

A whole new career opened up for me when I was in 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'Star Wars.'

I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.

Not many people get to play the lead character in a gigantic film and model for Ralph Lauren; it's amazing.

I did 'Celebrity' by Woody Allen. I did 'The Gingerbread Man' with Robert Altman. These were big talents.

In all of my press junkets for 'Spy Kids,' I was saying that my two favorite actors are Johnny Depp and Steve Carell. And I ended up getting to work with both of them.

There are no black film composers doing the likes of Star Wars, doing the likes of E.T., doing the likes of Jurassic Park. There are none, nor will there ever be one. That ain't about to happen!

Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire me.

If I was ambitious in my career, then I would have moved to the United States and given it a good go at films.

Every time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers.

I really want to work with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne - Pedro Almodovar wouldn't be too shabby. There are so many good directors, but those are some of my favorites.

I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set.

Going forward, I would love to work with directors like Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon; people like that who are doing big films but do have really independent voices. That's kind of what I want to focus on, is always working with people with at least an independent point of view, even if it's not an independent film.

I'd love to work with Woody Allen.

I love working with Oscar winners.

I just wanted to work with David Lynch.

I have a special attachment to 'Bitter Sweet' and feel grateful because it introduced me to people in the film industry overseas and helped me experience Hollywood.

I would like to work with people whose films I really like: Walter Salles, Woody Allen, Julio Medem.

Oh, I've been ridiculously lucky to work for, I'd say, five of the greatest directors of all time... and a lot of other great people, too.

I really enjoyed working with Guy Ritchie. One, it gave me a career, and two, they're probably a couple of the best films I've ever done.

If you get a chance to be part of a Judd Apatow film, you just say yes.

I would love to work with Christopher Nolan, 100 percent.