George A. Romero Quotes

To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.

Michael Mann's always been one of my heroes.

Sometimes I get an idea for cinema. And when you get an idea that you fall in love with, this is a glorious day.

Once I had seen 'Journey to Italy,' I knew that, even if I were never to make movies, I could make them.

Francois Truffaut was my godfather on 'Sugar Cane Alley.' He believed in me and in that story, and told everyone that it should be made.

It was Howard Hawks who changed my life.

Scorsese's been a hero of mine since I was young. If you saw 'Swingers,' you know I was definitely fixated on his body of work.

Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much.

Michael Winterbottom is one of the great directors of this century.

Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and they are completely unique... completely separate entities.

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director.

Friends who are directors like Jim Mangold or the Wachowskis or Zack Snyder - who, whether they know or not - have really left a mark on who I am as a director.

I can say that I've become a David Fincher disciple. I have been completely turned.

John Boorman was the best director I've ever had.

I admire Akira Kurosawa. I have a deep admiration for him and I would love to make films like that.

Signature film-making seems rather dull to me; it's about finding something you can do something with and running with the ball.

My influences are all over the place. Different films have spoken to me at different times in my life, and they've helped create my idea of the kind of films I want to make.

The dream of doing what I do started with watching movies by Mr. Spielberg, like 'Close Encounters,' 'Poltergeist,' and 'E.T.' That was the beginning of my obsession.

I have always believed Chandra Barot is a very talented director.

Even today, I'm not sure why I make films or what makes me want films. I think it's other people's films. Whenever I see a really great film, I think, 'I want to make a film like that.' And then I never do.

I would say films inspire me more than the makers.

I grew up on Spielberg and Lucas. That was sort of what inspired me to make movies.

I only realized I could potentially make movies after seeing 'Ed Wood.'

The movie that made me want to make movies was "Blue Velvet."

At age 12 I had an obsession with Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and then proceeded to watch all the other Kubrick films I could including a doc called Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures in which it was revealed to me that he started as a photographer...I got a camera sometime shortly after, but spent many years just photographing flowers in my neighborhood.