Telluride Quotes

When they moved up the (Oscar telecast) dates, some distributors started to consider us valuable in the campaign for Oscars... A lot of academy members with second homes in Telluride attend the festival, and many academy members fly in. - Tom Luddy

Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think. - Joe Cocker

The Telluride Film Festival is different from all other festivals for its un-hyped enthusiasm and casualness... The Industry likes that about the event. It's not one big photo op. It has always been more about movies as fun and a cultural medium, than the marketplace. - Peter Bogdanovich

Snowboarding! I love it! Some of the best places to snowboard are Telluride and Park Cities, Utah. - Bridget Hall

Our league will be tough. Telluride has been tearing it up down south. - Jay Oxley

Our choice of Mickey is so obvious. He has been around so long he has become a part of American history. It just took a while to recognize his value as a national treasure. Mickey was a star at the same time Gloria Swanson reigned, the Telluride Film Festival's very first Silver Medallion recipient. After his crash, we thought his career had ended when he appeared in noir quickies, but he was rediscovered by Francis Ford Coppola and played Henry in 'The Black Stallion.' Mickey went on to win an Emmy for his performance of a mentally impaired man in 'Bill.' He still performs in live shows. No one has seen more of Hollywood than Mickey. - Stella Pence

I think there is something very magical about Telluride and Mountainfilm. Both offer a fine balance among the physical, intellectual and spiritual worlds. The first time we visited, we were struck by the power of the landscape and this amazing gathering. We need to take a moment now and then to trade stories about what it really means to be a human being. Mountainfilm provides the platform for such exchanges. - Chris Rainier