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27 quotes by Richard Donner

Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, comic book writer and film producer. After directing the horror film The Omen (1976), Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner later went on to direct such films as The Goonies (1985)...
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When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that... →

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In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.

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I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.

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That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.

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How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

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I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.

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People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

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Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.

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It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of... →

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I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

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I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.

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I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.

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I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.

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