Munchausen Quotes

(Pryce, a veteran of Brazil and Baron Munchausen and a longtime Gilliam friend, bristles at the word chaos when applied to the Brothers Grimm set.) Terry knows what he wants, ... He`s very demanding, but in a positive and generous way. And if you`re up to it, it`s very exciting. If you`re not, you fall by the wayside.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) was about the only time I`ve been allowed to do what I want with a part. You can be over-directed by people, but Terry (Terry Gilliam) let me have my own way. There was a scene we rehearsed on Saturday where we really hit our stride. When we resumed, Terry said on the Sunday, "You seemed to be having much more fun with the character yesterday. Could you take it a bit further?" I didn`t need to be told twice! Once I realized I could get away with it, off I went!