Richard King Quotes & Sayings

Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong. — Richard King

I am not stopped by low funds, physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, or temptations to stop and work on some other production that would be more financially rewarding. — Richard King

I have never seen a connection between cinematic violence towards women and actual violence towards women in society. — Richard King

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies. — Richard King

Movies are an art form that is very available to the masses. — Richard King

Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies. — Richard King

Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off. — Richard King

We should all have the opportunity to express what we want to express. — Richard King

I've also directed, shot, and edited several music videos. — Richard King

Each feature I make is my focus at that time. — Richard King

If a violent act towards a woman takes place, and the inspiration for that act is violence in cinema, the inspiration for that act would have come from somewhere else if movies didn't exist. — Richard King

When I'm working on a movie, I will make any sacrifice to finish it. — Richard King

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning. — Richard King

This indication of audience interest is good for all horror movie makers at any budget level. — Richard King

The very fact that 'the mystical' is seen as irrelevant to issues of social and political authority itself reflects contemporary, secularized notions of and attitudes toward power. The separation of the mystical from the political is itself a political decision! — Richard King

The horror genre is important because it promotes experimentation in filmmaking. — Richard King

I position everything else in my life around making movies. — Richard King

Most of my technical knowledge comes from having worked in the industrial video industry. — Richard King

We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it. — Richard King

Cinema has only been around for about 100 years. Has all of the world's violence towards women taken place only within the past 100 years? — Richard King

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies. — Richard King

Yet I never want to make a movie purely for the money. — Richard King

I did not go to film school. — Richard King

I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie. — Richard King

Also, I plan to screw something up on every movie I do so that I can learn from my mistakes and become a better director with each project. — Richard King

In this way, some film schools can be destructive. — Richard King

Subject matter that is not bound to reality offers more opportunity to write a unique story and cinematically present it in very unique ways. — Richard King

I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently. — Richard King

I have done some short pieces that are not horror. — Richard King

I'm not impressed by someone's degree ... I'm impressed by them making movies. — Richard King

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology. — Richard King

I think the act of condensing months or years of work down to a couple hours of entertainment is pretty wild and extremely rewarding. — Richard King

I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good. — Richard King

Never underestimate the power of stupid — Richard King

And the fact that you must make the movie for yourself because no one else will ever fully appreciate the endeavor, makes it a more rewarding challenge. — Richard King

More people are exposed to movies than to most other forms of art. — Richard King