John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimerwas an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, Seconds, Grand Prix, French Connection II, Black Sunday, and Ronin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth19 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
choices records lines
But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable.
writing thinking editors
And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors. They can't direct, they can't write, they can't act, but, by God, they all think they can edit.
needs way assignments
It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct.
jobs people creative
I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work.
mistake actors aspect
If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with the right actors.
responsibility people kind
And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up on the set every day and do the best of which I am capable.
thinking able life-is
One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well
mean digital-revolution numbers
I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.
film directing-film
I really, really love directing films.
thinking people actors
I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say.
thinking 80s-and-90s film
I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.
firsts i-can
The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.
choices important assistants
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.
assistants lasts directors
So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.