Mark Rydell Quotes
There's evidence of a social decline in direct proportion to technology and the industrialization of the motion picture industry.
Yes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors.
Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or out. That desperate competition is, I think, horrendous. It's awful.
Well you're talking about a long career, a lot of movies, a lot of stars. I guess working with Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn was a great privilege.
It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world!
No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius, without question, so I was thrilled.
There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized.
