Michael Caton-Jones famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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When you pick up a script you want to do you generally have a theme you're trying to work with, and then it expands from that.
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I don't think there's any money to be made doing something that's that contemporary without having a spin on it. If there's a London riots film with zombies, that'd have more chance.
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All I wanted to do was be a professional film director with a body of work, and you're going to make some good films, some bad and some indifferent. You don't set out to make a dog, you set out to make something good. But I like them all.
-- Michael Caton-Jones
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.
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If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.
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Our society covers these problems with a veil. All I want is an open discussion
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Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
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There is no such thing as a good script, onlya good film, and I'm conscious that my scripts often read better than they play.
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If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.
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When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write.
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The first thing that attracts me to any script is the writing. If I find myself becoming lost in a good yarn, then I feel certain that others will, too.
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I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be action-packed.
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