Richard Donner
Richard Donner
Richard Donneris an American film director and producer. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for directing the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 April 1930
CityBronx, NY
Richard Donner quotes about
silly thinking people
I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.
american-director great worked
I worked for a lot of great directors.
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I was very lucky. I started my own commercial company.
journey people paid
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.
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I had to physically convince the audience that he could fly but, just as important, I had to convince the audience that that man who was playing that role could fly. And I could not believe that Redford or Newman or any of those well-known actors in that role, in blue leotards and a red cape, flying.
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I was mesmerized by what it would be like for somebody who was a student of history and archeology to go back to a medieval period and really live it.
hero two firefighter
It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.
lying assistants documentaries
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 documentaries.
school opportunity important
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 kind at the time that was graduating anybody important.
opportunity progress way
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 world, and there was the documentary world.
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Working with Christopher, he convinced me he could fly, and he's convinced me he's going to walk again.
american-director felt
With The Omen, I really felt I wasn't in control. It was panic.
american-director came feature opportunity
When when my first feature opportunity came along, I wasn't prepared, but we did it in about 17 days.
american-director hour loved preparing specials
When I was doing half-hour shows, I loved it and was preparing myself for the hour shows. Then when I did the hour shows, I was preparing myself for the specials and features.