Norman Jewison Quotations

We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.

We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

I'm going to do an adaptation of the Italian film, Bread and Tulips. I really like that film.

When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do that, I'd make documentaries.

And I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

I think you get better as you get older.

Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has.

Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.

But Madonna has a small amount of talent when it comes to movies.

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.

I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?

I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

I work with a lot of movie stars.

I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.

With most British actors, it's amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in.

I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.

And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

As you know, in America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio, so if they want to remake it they can.

Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.

It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.

Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints.

When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.

Many of our graduates have gained national and international recognition for their creative excellence. We welcome the support of the Ontario government in giving our local artists a chance to make a huge difference both here and abroad.

I accept this great honor in the names of all those people who have contributed to my life's work.

He was right. I get frantic when I have to send an email.

We are very excited about what the future holds for professionals in the Canadian entertainment industry,

It was the first time a black entertainer had his own special. After the first half-hour, stations all over the South were cutting off the show.

Betrayal... is my favorite subject.

But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves.

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.

The album for Fiddler really took off. I think it was a combination of John Williams and the score. It was a very classy big album.

When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven.

The eradication of anti-personnel mines around the world is one of the most important tasks facing the international community.

I try to find stories that I would think that everyone would find interesting, and just a good entertaining story, and then if I can find a story that has a raison d'etre behind it that I feel is important then that's the best for me.

We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.