The top 10 most inspiring quotes by William Friedkin
- Ive never seen a more terrifying film than ‘The Bababook’. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.
- All of the films I have made, that I have chosen to make, are all about the thin line between good and evil. And also the thin line that exists in each and every one of us. That’s what my films are about.
- I believe it’s true that there’s good and evil in everyone and it’s a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.
- One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don’t believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it’s a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.
- But the audience is right. They’re always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don’t believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never.
- The art of movies is to allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. They need to use their imaginations.
- I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that’s, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.
- Style is something that’s extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.
- We all wind up the same way, no matter what our goals or ambitions are. We have nothing at all to say about how we got into this world or how are going to leave it.
- If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn’t have 90 percent of what’s out there today.
William Friedkin (1935–2023) was a groundbreaking American filmmaker best known for his work in the 1970s. Born in Chicago, Friedkin began his career in television before transitioning to film.
He gained significant acclaim with The French Connection (1971), a gritty crime thriller that won five Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture. His next major success was The Exorcist (1973), a horror film that became a cultural phenomenon and earned him another Oscar nomination for Best Director.
Friedkin was known for his intense, realistic style and his willingness to push boundaries. He continued to work in various genres throughout his career, directing films like Sorcerer (1977) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).
Though not all his projects were commercial hits, his influence on the thriller and horror genres is enduring, marking him as a key figure in American cinema.
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