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Ted Kotcheff [1931-0] Canadian
Rank: 104
Director, Film director


William Theodore "Ted" Kotcheff is a Bulgarian-Canadian film and television director and producer, known primarily for his work on several high-profile British and American television productions such as Armchair Theatre and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 


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Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film.
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I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
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When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable.
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I wanted to make Canadian films, and I ended up making American films.
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I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.
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But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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Sylvester has a great popular sense, as good as any writer I've ever worked with. He knows what audiences want to see, and what they don't want to see.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
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