To me, the stories that have always intrigued me are the stories of people leaving my movies and being affected by them. They walk home 20 blocks the wrong way. Or they lock themselves in their office. Or they find themselves weeping when in the shower after the film. And those intrigue me, because I know I've touched something inside them.
Terry GilliamYou know the hardest thing to do in Hollywood is burn bridges. There is usually some sucker who still likes me. There is usually some sucker who will still work with me.
Terry GilliamI like being a patron of things, I like patronizing things. And if it's not going to be people, I'll patronize a festival.
Terry GilliamI was an incredible Anglophile. I found people who shared the same sense of humor and attitude toward the world.
Terry GilliamEvery few years when it's been another five years that have passed and I haven't made a film and the depression starts taking over totally, I allow myself to do a commercial. And then I feel really dirty and get to work promptly.
Terry Gilliam