The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Peter Bogdanovich
- Drama is easy. Comedy’s hard.
- I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I’m still arrogant, but I try not to be.
- I direct as an actor. Many times, I will say, ‘Let me try this.’ And I’ll walk the scene through and see what I can tell the actor about it. I don’t know what to tell him until I’ve actually tried it and seen what the problem is.
- The first time I met Brando was on a street corner. I was 14. He was walking down the street, and I saw him coming, and I thought, ‘It’s Marlon Brando.’ And he was wearing what turned out to be his outfit from ‘On the Waterfront,’ because he was shooting.
- I prefer a monogamous relationship if I can find one.
- ‘Jaws’ was the first A-list picture that was released like an exploitation picture. They made a lot of money with that picture because they could save a lot of money on advertising. Instead of having a full-page ad in ‘The New York Times’ for one theater, they had it for 100 theaters.
- My father, who was a good deal older than my mother, had basically grown up with silent films; sound didn’t arrive until he was 30 years old. So he took me to see silent pictures at MoMA when I was 5 or 6 years old.
- You see so many movies… the younger people who are coming from MTV or who are coming from commercials and there’s no sense of film grammar. There’s no real sense of how to tell a story visually. It’s just cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, you know, which is pretty easy.
- Marlon Brando changed everything for actors. After him, everyone wanted to be Marlon. No one wanted to be a type: they all wanted to display versatility in every role.
- I was offered ‘Popeye,’ which Robert Altman made. They offered me $2 million to direct that, which was good money. I wasn’t interested in it. I don’t like that kind of movie.
Peter Bogdanovich (1939-2022) was a renowned American director, writer, actor, producer, and film historian. Born in Kingston, New York, he began his career as a film critic and historian, writing for publications such as Esquire.
Bogdanovich gained fame with his second feature film, “The Last Picture Show” (1971), which earned eight Academy Award nominations. Known for his deep appreciation of classic Hollywood cinema, he directed other notable films like “What’s Up, Doc?” (1972) and “Paper Moon” (1973).
Beyond directing, Bogdanovich acted in various roles, including a recurring part on “The Sopranos.” He was also a prolific writer, authoring several books on film history and notable directors.
Despite facing ups and downs in his career, Bogdanovich remained a respected figure in the film industry for his contributions to cinema and his championing of film preservation.
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