John Cassavetes Quotes - Page 2

• There's a difference between ad-libbing and improvising. And there's a difference between not knowing what to do and just saying something. Or making choices as an actor. As a writer also, as a person who's making a film, as a cameraman, everything is a choice. And it seems to me I don't really have to direct anyone or write down that somebody's getting drunk; all I have to do is say that there's a bottle there and put a bottle there and then they're going to get drunk.

  John Cassavetes

  Writing, Differences, Knowing

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The camera is the slave to the actor.

  John Cassavetes

  Cameras, Actors, Slave

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• Film is, to me, just unimportant. But people are very important.

  John Cassavetes

  People, Important, Film

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• When I started making films, I wanted to make Frank Capra pictures. But I`ve never been able to make anything but these crazy, tough pictures. You are what you are.

  John Cassavetes

  Crazy, Able, Tough

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm not good at comparing and contrasting. I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about Paul's realistic writing that is like Cassavetes.

  John Cassavetes

  Writing, Realistic, Compare

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