I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay for the taxes in America.
Terry GilliamNow, anybody can make a movie, and I don't see that many great movies, because I think there's only a limited amount of talent out there.
Terry GilliamI was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.
Terry GilliamWhat I want to do is make films that astonish people, that astound people, and I hope you want to do that too. It's easy to make money. It's easy to make films like everybody else. But to make films that explode like grenades in people's heads and leave shrapnel for the rest of their lives is a very important thing. That's what the great filmmakers did for me. I've got images from Fellini, from Bergman, from Kurowsawa, from Bunuel, all stuck in my brain.
Terry Gilliam