Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)

Chris Columbus (2009)

Chris Columbus: Self - interviewee, film director

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• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [reading Marvel comics as a child]  It was the most magical time of my life. It represented to me everything that was exciting about life.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [seeing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for the first time]  I had never seen anything like it. It was just such a breath of fresh air. I loved being in that world.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Becoming a writer and having films made is probably the best way to become a director.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Adventures in Babysitting, his directorial debut]  It gave me the confidence to be back on the set again.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : My first day being on a set was extremely intimidating and frightening. But after a couple of hours, I just eased into it, I felt very secure and comfortable and I realised this is where I really want to be.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Robin Williams doing standup]  I was just blown away at his energy. One of the most brilliant minds I had ever come across in terms of comedy. This ball of fire on stage. It was really impressive.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Macaulay Culkin]  An incredibly charming kid.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Robin Williams improvising in Mrs Doubtfire]  Magical.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Robin Williams as Mrs Doubtfire]  You never had any concept of where he was going. You just never knew.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Steven Spielberg and George Lucas]  Two of my cinematic heroes.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Always listen to your own instincts. You can never be intimidated by the people you work with.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Nobody does anything for free in Hollywood. They have to be paid for everything.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Pierce Brosnan]  A phenomenal actor.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [recommending to MGM that Pierce Brosnan play James Bond]  My little contribution to the James Bond saga.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [26th Street in Manhattan in the early 80s]  Not a particularly great area.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Movies for adults are still great movies. Now we have a bigger genre of movies being made.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : [Sideways]  A 70s movie made in contemporary times.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : There's still an audience for smaller movies.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Great comedy or dramas are made because someone is really passionate or obsessed by it. If not, it won't be a good film. Great filmmaking is something that can be esoteric which is all about the visual side of filmmaking or storytelling. When you develop a hunger for it, and there's something great out there, I want to see it before I find my great reward somewhere.

• Chris Columbus - Interviewee : Martin Scorsese was a master of visuals while John Ford and Frank Capra were masters of storytelling.