With The Exorcist we said what we wanted to say. Neither one of us view it as a horror film. We view it as a film about the mysteries of faith. It's easier for people to call it a horror film. Or a great horror film. Or the greatest horror film ever made. Whenever I see that, I feel a great distance from it.
William FriedkinDirecting is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.
William FriedkinEdgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest - I will say the greatest
William FriedkinI have control over every single frame on Blu-ray. If I want a scene bluer, I get that scene bluer. Originally, there was some fluctuation with the prints. If you made a thousand, or a few thousand prints, there is no control over any of that. But now I can make a master using the digital process.
William FriedkinTo me, the art of movies is to take a two-dimensional image and give the illusion of depth.
William FriedkinI'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.
William FriedkinDirecting is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.
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