Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ontis a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include The Cincinnati Kid, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, In the Heat of the Night, The Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, F.I.S.T, ...And Justice for All, A Soldier's Story, Agnes of God, Moonstruck, Other People's Money, The Hurricaneand The Statement. Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 July 1926
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
He was right. I get frantic when I have to send an email.
I accept this great honor in the names of all those people who have contributed to my life's work.
But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.
Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.
When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven.
Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.
I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.
When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.
When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.
As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.
Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints.
With most British actors, it's amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in.