Famous quotes containing the words american, film and/or director:
“The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.”
—James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)
“A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.”
—David Mamet (b. 1947)
“Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.”
—Fanny Brice (1891–1951)