Boorman Quotes

All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived. - John Boorman

[Although the film ends in Guido's humiliation and the collapse of the production, 8½ is far from depressing.] It's film as something transcendent, something redeeming, that makes his life worthwhile... It's a tremendously life-affirming film. And yet it's about not making a film. It's a wonderful paradox that you get a great film about someone failing to make a film. - John Boorman