You see, it took me so long, it was such a struggle, to move myself out of musicals - because I had had a success, nobody wanted to allow me to direct a non-musical picture. It was so hard. And the only way I could get it going was to become a producer myself. Stanley Donen directhardlong share on social
It was very hard to make 'Funny Face' in Paris because making movies is difficult and making a movie in a city that was glorious, that was unique and surprising, to get it, to put it on film you have to make choices and reject a lot of things so you're always wondering: 'Am I doing it right?' Stanley Donen choicecitydifficult share on social
My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town. Stanley Donen childhoodgrimhappy Change image and share on social
What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen. Stanley Donen admireastairedifficult share on social
Jean-Luc Godard said that cinema is the truth 24 frames a second. I think cinema is lies 24 frames a second. Stanley Donen cinemaframegodard Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director. Stanley Donen directorkindmeat Change image and share on social
There was never any point in my life when I wasn't called Mr. Donen. I'm told my first words were, 'Call me Mr. Donen.' But I suspect that's apocryphal. My mother, Mrs. Donen, tended to exaggerate. Stanley Donen apocryphalcalldonen Change image and share on social