Doug Liman
Doug Liman
Douglas Eric "Doug" Limanis an American film director and producer best known for Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Jumper, Fair Game, and Edge of Tomorrow...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 July 1965
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
air tvs gone
The thing about TV is it's a meritocracy. I love that aspect of it - and I've had shows that have gone on the air and been canceled. I've seen the good and the bad of it.
believe home miles
To be a lone filmmaker thousands of miles from home with nobody believing in me, that seems romantic.
heart people stories
The beating heart of your story that's not what shows up in a trailer. The other stuff is what shows up in a trailer, because that's what gets people in to the seats, and that's how studios make their money.
I go into a movie sort of saying what it's not going to be.
ends
The movie I end up with is the movie I aspired to make.
real character safe
TV is a safe place to develop real characters.
careers choices proud
Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.
smart character dark
I think making a great action movie is one of the hardest cinematic endeavors. By definition, smart characters avoid action. Smart people don't go down dark alleys, but if you're making an action movie and you want to have an action sequence, somehow you have to get that character into that dangerous situation.
people dumb action
I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies.
character stories might
In movies, you can basically buy the audience into the theater. If you spend enough money on visual effects, even if you are lacking in story and character, you might still pull it off.
political tvs film
I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.
impact careers identity
I started my career wanting to make a 'James Bond' movie, and I couldn't get hired! I made 'The Bourne Identity,' and ultimately the impact of that film was that it changed the 'James Bond' franchise.
independent hollywood attention
I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span.
character successful years
TV has no choice, but to rely on character, and everybody knows that. I love working in it. It's such a big canvas where, if you're successful, you go on for years.