Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 November 1940
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
blank draw outside sort studios
In New York, we used to go outside film studios and get reels of blank film, and we used to draw on them, do flipper books, that sort of thing.
last seeing seen watch
I know when I watch trailers, that I'm seeing the same ones I've seen the last 15 years,
bad depressing encouraged fact films good review
I like the fact that my films have always encouraged bad and good reviews. The most depressing thing would be a review that was just mediocre. That would kill me,
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The character Heath plays is the dreamer, the scholar, the one who's dragged along reluctantly and who then finds this truly enchanted world.
america failed success supposed
And Now For Something Completely Different was supposed to be our entree into America. It failed in America but was a big success in England.
people festivals patronizing
I like being a patron of things, I like patronizing things. And if it's not going to be people, I'll patronize a festival.
creative cheerleader ridiculous
I wasn't creative or theatrical. I was just doing everything. I was head cheerleader, valedictorian - it was ridiculous!
insecure people world
The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world!
silly mobster violent
I thought, how do you confuse violent Russian mobsters? Well, by being silly!
thinking order people
I think it's worse for actors, though, because people have to choose you. As a director, I get to choose the actors, but most of the time, actors have to be chosen in order to work.
thinking talent amount
Now, anybody can make a movie, and I don't see that many great movies, because I think there's only a limited amount of talent out there.
world modern bases
I never define depression, clinical or otherwise. It's the basis of most life, it seems to me, in the modern world. We're all depressed.
important talent filmmaking
Talent is less important in filmmaking than patience.
medicine people giving
I have always got medicine I want to give to people.