Frank Darabont
Frank Darabont
Frank Arpad Darabontis a French-Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career he was primarily a screenwriter for horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II. As a director he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novels such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 January 1959
CityMontbeliard, France
school writing curves
I'm still learning. It's all a learning curve. Every time you sit down, with any given episode of any given show, it is a learning curve. You're learning something new about how to tell a story. But then, I've felt that way about everything I've ever done - television, features or whatever. Directing or writing, it always feels like the first day of school to me.
made amazing-things
The amazing thing about any movie is not whether it's good, but that it got made at all.
thinking long stories
I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story.
christmas suicide interesting
One of my favorite movies of all time is 'It's A Wonderful Life,' which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it's about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to.
editing style video
I've never been a big fan of the music-video style of editing movies that crept in the last few decades. I like stuff that's able to take its time.
powerful silence sound
The Exorcist' is amazing because it recognizes that silences can be as powerful as sound effects.
stories way directors
A director shouldn't get in the way of the movie, the story should.
certain context love period time
I love having a context of a certain period of time in which to tell a story.
fortune good great run
It's been a great run of good fortune for me as a writer.
stupid fall feet
If you're going to succeed, you've got to be like one of those punch-drunk fighters in the old Warner Bros. boxing pictures: too stupid to fall down, you just keep slugging and stay on your feet.
stupid fall feet
If you're going to succeed, you've got to be like one of those punch-drunk fighters in the old Warner Bros. boxing pictures: too stupid to fall down, you just keep slugging and stay on your feet.