Howard Hawks Quotes

Howard Hawks — American Director born on May 30, 1896, died on December 26, 1977

Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin labeled Hawks "the greatest American director who is not a household name," noting that, "while his work may not be as well known as Ford, Welles, or DeMille, he is no less a talented filmmaker". He has influenced some of the most popular and respected directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarantino. His work is admired by many notable directors including Peter Bogdanovich, François Truffaut, Michael Mann and Jacques Rivette. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface, Bringing Up Baby, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Red River, The Thing from Another World, Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo... (wikipedia)

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!

A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes.

I think girls who insult people are very attractive.

You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen.

John Wayne represents more force, more power than anyone else on the screen.