Quote of the Day

The ideal, for me, is to obtain right away what will work—and without retouches. If they are necessary, it falls short of the mark. The immediate is chance. At the same time it is definitive. What I want is the definitive by chance.

—Jean-Luc Godard, to Andrew Sarris in Interviews with Film Directors

Quote of the Day

There’s one big thing to keep in mind…Garson Kanin once said apropos of one of his plays which he was just opening, “The audience will not stand for any bullshit.” That is true.

—George Cukor, quoted by Andrew Sarris in Interviews With Film Directors