Taylor Hackford Quotes & Sayings

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society. — Taylor Hackford

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

The most disgusting, appalling horror of our world that we live in, to me, is sex trafficking and the enslavement of men and women, boys and girls, in the sex industry. That is the most horrific, horrific thing that's happening and it's happening in all of our towns here in Los Angeles, in New York, in London, in Paris, all over the world, and I think that's really what has to be addressed. — Taylor Hackford

Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego. — Taylor Hackford

When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again. — Taylor Hackford

I make films about working class people. — 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

I love actors and I understand what has to happen within a scene. Any scene is an acting scene and actors never act alone, so there has to be an interchange. If it's a dialog scene, if it's a love scene, it doesn't matter because you need to establish a situation. — Taylor Hackford

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

My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer. — Taylor Hackford

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

I try to get the best performance an actor can give. — Taylor Hackford

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice. — Taylor Hackford

It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego. — Taylor Hackford

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself. — Taylor Hackford

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

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities. — Taylor Hackford

An actor has to embody a role. — Taylor Hackford

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business. — Taylor Hackford

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

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off. — Taylor Hackford

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines. — Taylor Hackford

I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that. — Taylor Hackford

The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them. — Taylor Hackford

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles. — Taylor Hackford

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. — Taylor Hackford

It's much easier to work with an unknown. — Taylor Hackford

It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look. — Taylor Hackford

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent. — Taylor Hackford

When Ray Charles is concentrating he's like a piece of granite, nothing twitches, nothing, ... He sat for 25 minutes solid like that, like a stone, and I thought, 'Oh my God, if he doesn't like it I'm dead.' ... And then finally, after 25 minutes he started to talk back to the screen. I heard him say 'That's right. That's the truth.' . — Taylor Hackford

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance. — Taylor Hackford

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work. — Taylor Hackford

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards. — Taylor Hackford

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level. — Taylor Hackford