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
track diaries way
I probably shouldn't treat interviews as therapy sessions, but I don't keep a diary, so these end up being my way of keeping track of where I'm at and letting it all out.
phones identity shooting
When I was shooting 'The Bourne Identity,' I had a mantra: 'How come you never see James Bond pay a phone bill?' It sounds trite, but it became the foundation of that franchise.
character pride casting
I pride myself on doing character-driven movies and, when my movies have worked, it's been because of the right casting and the right character, and it just clicks.
independent feet views
From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the shooting on 'Jumper' was done 'Swingers'-style because that was the only way we could afford to do it.
guy motorcycle the-end-of-the-day
At the end of the day, it's still a show about guys who ride extremely fast motorcycles for a living,
paris sneaking-around style
That's why 'The Bourne Identity' has that sort of shaky style, because for the most part, Matt Damon and I were sneaking around Paris and shooting where we didn't have permits.
allowed dumb eventually movies suffered
I always wanted to make big action movies as a kid, and that was my dream. In a way, 'Swingers' was the thing I suffered through the most doing because of all that dialog, so I could eventually be allowed to do a big dumb action movie, honestly.
films global god point rooted specific
My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters.
connect connected dad met people plane private rides spielberg steven wanting
My dad couldn't connect to my wanting to be a filmmaker. He was very connected in entertainment, and through him I met Steven Spielberg and got rides on his private plane to California. I'd see Spielberg's people reading scripts. I was like, 'That's what I want to be when I grow up.'
conceived originally simon tv
Simon had originally conceived 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' as a TV show not as a movie.
bourne iran robert script taken
More of 'The Bourne Identity's script was taken from the events of the Iran Contra, which my father investigated for the Senate, than what was taken from Robert Ludlum's novel.
against brothers cruise emily everybody finding material original recognized signed source special supported
Finding original source material is not easy, but when something special like 'Edge of Tomorrow' comes along, everybody recognized it. I wasn't swimming against the stream. Warner Brothers immediately supported it, Tom Cruise signed on instantly; Emily Blunt, who was our first choice, signed on immediately.
attitudes certain indie involved liberal movies politics yorker
A part of me is a liberal New Yorker involved in politics and certain attitudes about movies. I kind of lost my indie credibility over 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' I know I haven't lost it. I just have to go make an independent movie. I just have to do it. Just for me.
literally scene studio unusual
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in a big studio film.