Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Joseph James "Joe" Dante, Jr.is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins—often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements...
home hbo people
A lot of filmmakers from my generation were lucky enough to have their work more or less perpetuated by people who saw them originally on TV and on HBO and certainly on home video.
growing-up forever lasts
When I was growing up in the '60s I would have thought that westerns would last forever.
political sixty hard
It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political.
felt ifs
I've always felt that I shouldn't make a movie if someone else could do it better.
interesting scripts film
I'm always looking for films, but the horror scripts that I get tend to be very repetitive and often not that interesting.
evil evil-dead
I love 'Evil Dead 2!' Who doesn't love 'Evil Dead 2?
mean kids actors
I like working with kid actors because they surprise you constantly. I mean, all actors do - but kids particularly.
thinking editors vocabulary
There's a way of thinking that comes with being an editor that is incredibly useful on the set. It's not just a vocabulary thing or a right-to-left thing or script supervisor stuff. It's a way of thinking about the film and the shots and the way they fit together, what you need and what you don't need, and what you can get away with if you have to.
jobs editing kind
Editing is kind of a solitary job.
people looks want
You don't paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them.
editing broken rooms
Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room.