Taylor Hackford

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#build #camera #confidence #control #ego

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#ascendancy #because #been #choice #devil

An actor has to embody a role. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#embody #role

But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#cast #contribution #director #film #fit

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#film #films #glamorous #making #process

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#areas #creates #deserve #recognition #sense

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#before #camera #get #good #how

I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#feel #i #i feel #i think #music

I make films about working class people. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#class #films #i #make #people

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#ego #far #go #how #how far