So I know there are a lot of us here who haved toyed with the idea of being a full-blown director at one point or another. So what kind of movies would you start making (assume you have deep pockets and the studios are backing you with full on support):
Any particular genres you want to be known for? Do you want to be the rebel of Hollywood (Lynch, Scorsese), or the big-budget mainstream guy (Cameron, Lucas), or maybe the "chameleon director" like Spielberg who is able to move from commercial entertainments to serious masterpieces. Maybe a recluse who only pumps out a few films every so often (Kubrick, Malick)? Or do you just want to be Joel Schumacher because he's so darn "cool"?
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Although I personally like all types of films, I could see myself trying to mimic the pattern of Spielberg's career. I admire how he has made popular films, accepted by audiences and critics. To make a popularly-received film that makes mucho bucks is a great feeling. Because no one really wants to make a movie that no one goes to see. $$$ is love.
, to oversimplify it.
But I think a person should make the movie memorable and make it significant. The way I see it if you're going to spend a year of your life working on a film , better make it as good as possible. So you won't see me making action films that are completely empty-headed and forgotten like Driven or Rollerball. Great "action" films are like Terminator 2 and Die Hard, and even the Indy movies.
