Butte was once a grand city. To me, that city is like one big stage for Edward Hopper. You could put your camera anywhere, and you felt you were looking at his paintings. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Neither Rainer Werner, nor any of us could have succeeded, or produced the number of films that we did, just on our own. We showed our films to each other, discussed them vigorously and rarely agreed. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Any movie that has that spirit and says things can be changed is worth making. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Any film that supports the idea that things can be changed is a great film in my eyes. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Entertainment today constantly emphasises the message that things are wonderful the way they are. But there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it’s up to you. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Everything is entertainment; criticism is now entertainment and it seems that the French directors have woken up one day and suddenly realised that they were not backed up any more. Wim Wenders Read Quote
The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Filmmakers and critics wrote about each other and sometimes very harshly. This no longer exists. Wim Wenders Read Quote
In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world – in America first but also in Europe – has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance. Wim Wenders Read Quote
Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism. Wim Wenders Read Quote
