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John Frankenheimer

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb Mount Everest, and I will never work with Val Kilmer again. There isn't enough money in the world.

— John Frankenheimer life

I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work.

— John Frankenheimer people

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

— John Frankenheimer

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

— John Frankenheimer

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.

— John Frankenheimer choice

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.

— John Frankenheimer time

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.

— John Frankenheimer people

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.

— John Frankenheimer people

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal and side attacks.

— John Frankenheimer strength

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant directors to the first assistant director, who will choose because he or she is responsible for the conduct and the efficiency of the second assistant directors.

— John Frankenheimer choice

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

— John Frankenheimer you

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

— John Frankenheimer think

I really, really love directing films.

— John Frankenheimer love

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

— John Frankenheimer control

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.

— John Frankenheimer mistakes

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

— John Frankenheimer

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

— John Frankenheimer you

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

— John Frankenheimer you

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

— John Frankenheimer life

The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.

— John Frankenheimer love

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.

— John Frankenheimer business

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have dinner with someone I don't like.

— John Frankenheimer life

So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.

— John Frankenheimer real

A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or in another office and that producer can edit behind the director's back much easier than in the old days. Since these dailies are now put on videotape, more kinds of people have access to dailies.

— John Frankenheimer people

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.

— John Frankenheimer you

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb Mount Everest, and I will never work with Val Kilmer again. There isnt enough money in the world.

— John Frankenheimer life

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