Barry Levinson quotes

A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect. (Barry Levinson)
You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen. View quote
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things - worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that. View quote
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I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs. View quote
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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct. View quote
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I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show. View quote
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety. View quote
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When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came. View quote
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Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things. View quote
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Well it was sent to me, well because almost everything that is written in Baltimore is sent to me. And David Simon, who was a writer for the Baltimore Sun, spent one year following the homicide squad in Baltimore and he chronicled that period of time. View quote
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Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made. (Barry Levinson)
It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find those little moments that somehow mean a lot to an audience when they really register right. View quote
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Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation. View quote
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable. View quote
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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me. View quote
Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Occupation: American Director
Born: 1932
Died: October 23, 1987
Quotes count: 15

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