You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct. — John Frankenheimer
One of the other things I think that I’ve been able to do in my life, is to listen well. — John Frankenheimer
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie. — John Frankenheimer
The first thing is that we’re being attacked by both the writers guild and the producers guild. — John Frankenheimer
Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant directors — John Frankenheimer
There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that it’s so hard — John Frankenheimer
There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb mount everest — John Frankenheimer
To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in — John Frankenheimer
You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a collaborator, who you think — John Frankenheimer