29 Quotes by Philip Kaufman

I don't think we soft-pedal anything. These stories are pretty extreme, but the way we're telling them makes them somewhat more humorous.

Is there something to be said for the writings of the Marquis? Is there something to be said for pornography? And is there something to be said against both? I hope our film is balanced and rich enough to encourage debate and discussion.

I'm interested in stories about people as we knew them in the near-recent future.

I read, therefore I'm interested in writers.

Making movies can be a creative exciting project for director and rest of staff.

The truth is, I’m drawn to all kinds of things.

They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children’s movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children.

I read, therefore I’m interested in writers.

Whereas European films have traditionally been able to go into adult relationships. I think there’s a huge audience in America for those kinds of films.