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Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
American Director
Born: Feb 3, 1939
Died: Jul 2, 2016
About Movies People Think War You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
Nobody lives without making mistakes. Michael Cimino
Mistakes Making Mistakes Nobody Without Making Lives
I have a very simple definition of a good movie: a good movie makes you forget you're watching a movie. Michael Cimino
Good You Simple Definition Good Movie Makes Very Forget Movie Watching
War is war. Vietnam is no different from the Crusades. Michael Cimino
War Crusades Different Vietnam
They've said everything about me that they could: racist, Marxist, rightist, homophobic, sex change - I don't know what else they could come up with. Michael Cimino
Me Change Sex Else Everything About Could Marxist Come Know Said Up Homophobic
I never second-guess myself. Michael Cimino
Myself Second-Guess Never
I feel very, very upset that, when it came time for me to get an Academy Award, that I didn't especially thank Clint Eastwood. Michael Cimino
Time Me Eastwood Feel Academy Academy Award Came Clint Clint Eastwood Very Thank Get Upset Award
Making movies is controlled anarchy, chaos. Michael Cimino
Chaos Anarchy Making Making Movies Controlled Movies
There have been so many false things written about me by people who don't know me. Michael Cimino
Me People About Written Know Been False Who Many Things
Because people don't see me around a lot, I'm the source of all sorts of rumour. Michael Cimino
Me People Rumour See Sort Because Around Source Lot
All one has to do is look at old footage of the firebombing of Dresden during World War II and think of the people beneath those bombs. It's horrific. Michael Cimino
War People World Old Think Beneath Those Horrific Footage Look Bombs World War World War II
Movie-making ain't for sissies. Michael Cimino
Sissies
I love to scout locations. Michael Cimino
Love Locations Scout
It's very important to follow your instincts because, beyond what you know exists or what you're told exists in a given area, your intuition plays a big part in finding something special. Michael Cimino
You Important Big Finding Follow Intuition Something Given Something Special Area Part Instincts Beyond Know Because Exists Very Big Part Your Special Plays
I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously. Michael Cimino
People Important Tremendously Visual Would More Factor Never Environment Major Geography Than Getting Going Influences Certainly Film Actor Right Tone Suggest
I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement. Michael Cimino
Political Statement Direct No Interest Making Political Statement Interest Vietnam Film
I cut 'Deer Hunter' myself. Michael Cimino
Myself Hunter Cut Deer
Encountering a real place enhances the performances of actors in subtle ways and changes the spiritual texture of the film. Michael Cimino
Spiritual Changes Ways Performance Real Texture Real Place Subtle Place Film Actor Enhances
There is always that need to feel that you're doing your possible best. Michael Cimino
Best You Possible Feel Always Doing Your Need
On a movie, you often work fourteen-, sixteen-hour days, six days a week, for six months. It is so easy to let up because of fatigue. Michael Cimino
Work You Fatigue Months Easy Week Days Because Up Often Six Six Days Movie Fourteen
We all want to experience that in our lives - a moment when we're two feet off the ground - and making movies gives you that opportunity. It comes and it goes so fast that it's unreal, but it does happen. Michael Cimino
You Experience Opportunity Our Our Lives Unreal Gives Feet Does Making Making Movies Off Goes Want Happen Movies Ground Moment Fast Lives Two
Being infamous is not fun. It becomes a weird occupation in and of itself. Michael Cimino
Weird Occupation Becomes Infamous Itself Being Fun
'Leaving Las Vegas' is a relationship; 'Dead Man Walking' is a relationship, and they're very contained movies. They're compressed and not in wide open spaces all over the place. Michael Cimino
Relationship Man Vegas Open Contained Open Spaces Over Dead Leaving Very Walking Spaces Place Movies Wide Las Vegas
What we forget is that the Academy is a star-maker, or it reinforces the stardom of people. Michael Cimino
People Academy Forget Stardom
Most people I knew had been crippled by their educations. Some were even dying spiritually. Michael Cimino
People Crippled Some Spiritually Had Knew Most Were Been Educations Dying Even
I felt the need to unlearn my formal education. Michael Cimino
Education Unlearn Felt Formal Formal Education Need
Friendship and sentiment and the giving of one's words are very important. Michael Cimino
Friendship Words Giving Important Sentiment Very
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