Holmes - Roger Donaldson

Television (Excerpts) – 1999

I'm glad I don't do this for a living because if I did I wouldn't have a job.
– Roger Donaldson flubs his lines while filming an electronic press kit for series Fearless

I think in all honesty if I ever got to make another movie that I feel as satisfied with as Smash Palace, I'll be a happy man.
– Roger Donaldson on his second feature Smash Palace

He's big in Hollywood, big at the box office and if you haven't seen his movies you'll definitely have heard of him.
– Reporter John Sellwood opens his story on director Roger Donaldson

The critics didn't like it but it wouldn't have been a success unless the audience liked it. And ah, it's called show business, not show art.
– Director Roger Donaldson on his 1988 Hollywood feature Cocktail starring Tom Cruise

I keep being surprised where it pops up. I remember being in a fish and chip shop in London a while back and the guy behind the counter was putting on vinegar and tomato sauce and throwing the bottles around when one of the other guys turned to him and said 'Who do you think you are? Tom Cruise?' I just had a quiet chuckle to myself.
– Roger Donaldson on the popularity of 1988 Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, Forbes Magazine, 16 April 2018

I have to say; I was definitely intimidated a bit by Laurence Olivier — Sir Laurence Olivier. I grew up in a small country town in Australia where anyone with a title was someone special. He was also one of the most famous actors in the world — but then, as now, I discovered that once the cameras are rolling, most people are keen to do their jobs — and do them well — fame seems to recede into the background.
– Roger Donaldson on his first taste of directing big names in 1984 period drama The Bounty, We Are Cult website, 28 August 2021