Ted Kotcheff famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
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I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
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Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film.
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But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.
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I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
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When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
-- Ted Kotcheff
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The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.
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Love yourself. It is important to stay positive because beauty comes from the inside out.
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Sometimes we face resistance in Alberta and Canada because we already have other power sources, but this is a competitive alternative.
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I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me Canadas scariest writer, and I love that.
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Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a dairy cow, they're all individually tagged.
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I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking.
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Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians.
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We came off the road of the last tour very inspired to just keep playing, so we went to Canada.
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I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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