“Staggeringly powerful”: the director Ridley Scott called a master of the universe
“I’d never be able to say that to an actor…”
John Ford
Sergio Leone on the directors who represent the “alternating petals of the American daisy”
An outsider’s unique perspective.
The movie that humiliated John Ford: “A disgrace, a rotten blasted shame”
A typically outspoken appraisal.
“There was a magic quality”: the movie that made Martin Scorsese aware of the power of film
An eye-opening experience for young Marty.
The only director who gave John Wayne a “greater boost” than John Ford
Borderline blasphemous given their symbiotic bond.
“It was a personal friendship”: what John Ford valued most about John Wayne
A brotherhood that endured off-screen.
How to inspire an icon: Clint Eastwood names his four movie mentors
Not his most noted collaborators, either.
Belittled by a Father Figure: the only movie where John Wayne stormed off-set
‘The Duke’ was pushed to breaking point.