Michael Patrick Jann Quotes

It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible.

And shooting things in a documentary style was a good way to create tension and energy without money.

Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.

Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades.