Norman Jewison's Quotes
Born: 1926-07-21
Profession: Director
Nation: Canadian
Biography of Norman Jewison
As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.
Tags: America, Artist, WhateverEverything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.
Tags: Family, God, ShortI don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.
Tags: Getting, Interested, OldI still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.
Tags: Half, Older, YearI think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.
Tags: Done, Movies, PrettyIt's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.
Tags: Action, Violence, YoungWell, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints.
Tags: Done, Movies, PrettyWhen you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.
Tags: Number, Wanted, WorkI think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.
Tags: Bad, Themselves, ThoughtWe're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.
Tags: Animal, Seem, SideAnd I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.
Tags: Bad, Themselves, ThoughtA lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.
Tags: Character, Talk, WorkDo what you're told, and everything will be all right.
Tags: Film, Generation, TraditionI mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?
Tags: Dead, Mean, WhyI think you get better as you get older.
Tags: OlderI was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.
Tags: Best, Thought, WinI'm going to do an adaptation of the Italian film, Bread and Tulips. I really like that film.
Tags: Bread, Film, ItalianI'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.
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Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.
Tags: Become, Film, SocialMichael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has.
Tags: Actor, Great, StarMoonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
Tags: Best, Few, RomanticWe also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.
Tags: Animal, Chased, SideWhen I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make documentaries.
Tags: Become, Social, Wanted