I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that. Richard Donner accuseapproachblood Change image and share on social
When I was doing half-hour shows, I loved it and was preparing myself for the hour shows. Then when I did the hour shows, I was preparing myself for the specials and features. Richard Donner featurehalfhour Change image and share on social
I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and documentaries. Richard Donner assistantcommercialdocumentary Change image and share on social
It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing? Richard Donner adaptationattemptbook share on social
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly? Richard Donner actorconvincefly Change image and share on social
It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes. Richard Donner brandohackmanhero Change image and share on social
I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately. Richard Donner ideaimmediatelysuperman Change image and share on social
I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman. Richard Donner brodisappointfilm Change image and share on social
People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip. Richard Donner duegreatpay Change image and share on social
Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film. Richard Donner filmpreviewproducer Change image and share on social
