20+ Frank Darabont Quotes On War, Fear And Freedom

A director shouldn't get in the way of the movie, the story should. — Frank Darabont

The Exorcist' is amazing because it recognizes that silences can be as powerful as sound effects. — Frank Darabont

If you're going to succeed, you've got to be like one of those punch-drunk fighters in the old Warner Bros. boxing pictures: too stupid to fall down, you just keep slugging and stay on your feet. — Frank Darabont

Visual storytelling of one kind or another has been around since cavemen were drawing on the walls. — Frank Darabont

To me, length is an artificial and arbitrary factor in a film. — Frank Darabont

One of my favorite movies of all time is 'It's A Wonderful Life', which is a pretty interesting choice for a seasonal Christmas favorite, because it's about a guy who wants to commit suicide and is presented with reasons not to. — Frank Darabont

Boy, I'd hate to shoot on tape or disc or whatever the hell they're talking about. I love film. — Frank Darabont

Some of us have great original ideas and some of us depend on adaptations. — Frank Darabont

I am fascinated with times past. — Frank Darabont

Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and they are completely unique... completely separate entities. — Frank Darabont

I'd like to think that my films are personal enough to exist without hearkening back to their respective novels. — Frank Darabont

I'm still learning. It's all a learning curve. Every time you sit down, with any given episode of any given show, it is a learning curve. You're learning something new about how to tell a story. But then, I've felt that way about everything I've ever done - television, features or whatever. Directing or writing, it always feels like the first day of school to me. — Frank Darabont

The only person who can, with impunity, make the movie he wants to make, has got to be Steven Spielberg. — Frank Darabont

I've never been a big fan of the music-video style of editing movies that crept in the last few decades. I like stuff that's able to take its time. — Frank Darabont

I think once you've finished a movie you really have to detach from it so that you can come back and watch it as an audience member. — Frank Darabont

The human race is fundamentally insane. If you put two of us into a room together we're soon gonna start figuring out good reasons to kill one another. — Frank Darabont

And I don't think I'm giving away any secrets here, but there are a lot of terrible scripts in this town. — Frank Darabont

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire. — Frank Darabont

I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story. — Frank Darabont

The amazing thing about any movie is not whether it's good, but that it got made at all. — Frank Darabont

Life Lessons by Frank Darabont

  1. Frank Darabont teaches us that the power of storytelling can be used to create powerful and emotionally resonant films.
  2. He also shows us the importance of developing strong characters and creating an atmosphere of tension and suspense.
  3. Finally, Darabont emphasizes the importance of having a clear vision for a project and staying true to it in order to create a successful film.
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