I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.
Richard DonnerHow was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?
Richard DonnerIt was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important.
Richard DonnerIt's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.
Richard Donner