The excitement of wading into ‘reality’ and just finding out what happens – and then the challenge of selecting those things that happened and shaping them in the editing into a narrative that will have appeal and be engaging – is a great, great thrill. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
At certain points, I was afraid there was something – a missing chink of skill – that was going to prevent me from having a movie that was financially successful. That frightened me. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
When I saw Justin in ‘The Social Network’, I became deeply obsessed with the desire to work with him and reached out to Justin. When we met, we talked about a couple of things I was working on that did not come to fruition, but it gave us a meeting. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
I like seeing the cameras because it helps visualize how the music people and the movie people teamed up. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
There’s that rule: Don’t show any of the other cameras. Why? Do you think the viewer doesn’t think we filmed this? Jonathan Demme Read Quote
Especially after the Twin Towers, we’re so terrified of ‘Arabic’ people. And talk about stereotypical negative portrayals of people of certain groups, if you look at the portrayal of Arabic people in Hollywood films, it’s just appalling. They’ve always been just the easiest of targets – along with native Africans and what have you. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
The occupied territories and the movement of settlements – moving people today off of their property and claiming it – is illegal. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
I like finding a great shot and then just staying with it for a long time, not trying to pump things up with some kind of artificial energy by cutting. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
A trilogy is a pretty abstract notion. You can apply it to almost any three things. Jonathan Demme Read Quote
They’re out there, this appalling idea that there are companies that profit – not just profit but profit enormously – through war. Jonathan Demme Read Quote