Mark Rydell quotes

I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition. (Mark Rydell)
There's evidence of a social decline in direct proportion to technology and the industrialization of the motion picture industry. View quote
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It perhaps has a chance, a commercial chance, this film. It's funny, it's charming, the idea is original, it's unusual and it makes fun of the movie industry in a way that it needs to be poked fun at. View quote
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There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized. View quote
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It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world! View quote
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Yes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors. View quote
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Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or out. That desperate competition is, I think, horrendous. It's awful. View quote
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I don't know a lot of agents like Al Hack. View quote
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It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because the talents are absolutely opposite - polar opposites. View quote
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He was a psychotic. He was a borderline psychotic. He was a terrific, sensational actor, with a magical screen presence, you couldn't keep your eyes off him, but he was paranoid. He was sure everybody was out to get him. View quote
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No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius, without question, so I was thrilled. (Mark Rydell)
It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance. View quote
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Well you're talking about a long career, a lot of movies, a lot of stars. I guess working with Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn was a great privilege. View quote
Mark Rydell

Mark Rydell

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Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Director
Born: March 23, 1934
Quotes count: 13