I don't look back or analyze my films. I just make them. It's for someone else to look at.
William FriedkinIf you call yourself a non-believer, you're referring to disbelief in something, and you're acknowledging that there is something to believe in or not.
William FriedkinAll the great countries are at odds with one another over something, and yet if they don't cooperate they're going to blow up.
William FriedkinThe only gay people who remain in the closet are those who choose to, who don't want to publicly declare their sexuality, which is true of heterosexual people as well. I don't walk around with a button or a T-shirt that says "I am a heterosexual." I don't think sexuality defines a person. It's one small part of who you are, in my view. You are many things, and I never felt that people were defined by their sexuality solely. Although God knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.
William Friedkin