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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 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)... Read full biography of Richard Donner → ← Ctrl 1 2 3 Ctrl → I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective. 0 I've always wanted to do a Crichton book. I really love his writing. 0 It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes. 0 It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work. 0 Soon it's all going to be digital anyway. It's all going to be saved on a little coin somewhere. 0 When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn't prepared, but we did it in about 17 days. 0 With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic. 0 Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again. 0 I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in... → 0 I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and... → 0 If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising... → 0 It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at... → 0 It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its... → 0 ← Ctrl 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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