Whether he said these things or not, this is a really great look at what it means to fuck around in the movie business...I mean...make movies:
"Film buffs who don't live in Hollywood have a fantasy about what it's
like to be a director. Movies and the people who make movies have such
glamor associated with them. But the truth is, it's not like that. It's
very different. It's hard work. If you were suddenly catapulted into
that situation - without any training - you would say after it was over:
"Oh, God! You're kidding! You mean, this is what it's like? This is
what they put you through?" Yes, as a matter of fact, it is like this -
and it's often worse. People have tried to describe the film business,
but it's impossible to describe because it's so crazy. You must know
your craft inside out and then pick up the rules as you go along."
"The biggest lesson that I learned from film school was to try to get and
maintain, if possible, final cut. Creative control is the essence of
having the ability to make your own movie, and not someone else's."
"The trick with shooting a low-budget film is to shoot as little footage
as possible and extend the scenes for as long as one can."
"I don't want to be in the mainstream. I don't want to be a part of the
demographics. I want to be an individual. I wear each of my films as a
badge of pride. That's why I cherish all my bad reviews. If the critics
start liking my movies, then I'm in deep trouble."
"When somebody who makes movies for a living -- either as an actor,
writer, producer or director -- lives to be a certain age, you have to
admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film -- a courage for
which you are not prepared in the rest of life. It is very hard and very
destructive. But we do it because we love it. Regardless of how bitter I
was a few years ago because of my experiences at the studios, I'm still
making films."
Thank you, Mr. Carpenter
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