To me, the art of cinema is the same as the art of painting. The artist takes a 2D medium and gives you the illusion of depth. If you look at any of the great paintings, you have the illusion of depth. Which is part of the art. The same with the great movies.
William FriedkinGod knows, as a minority, gay people have taken serious lumps for their sexual preferences. As has every minority.
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 FriedkinWhen you go to a studio with something you want to make, or they come to you with something they want to make, more often than not, it's a tent pole. Not something one single person is really passionate about on a creative level.
William Friedkin