James Toback Quotes

Most of my movies get about a third raves, a third vicious attacks, and a third in-between.

- James Toback

Use people whom you're excited by and who share your excitement... The ideal collaboration is one in which the actor and director are saying to each other, 'I can't believe how lucky we are to be making a movie together.'

- James Toback

I write fast, I write beautifully, I write convincingly.

- James Toback

The idea that there aren't mistakes made constantly in the judicial system is too obvious even to need to mention.

- James Toback

You will never convince anyone to do anything unless you believe it should be done.

- James Toback