Cinema Quotes · Page 155

“Ugarte: You despise me, don't you? Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.”

— Julius J. Epstein

As far as cinema is concerned, I want to do something huge. I want to be recognised everywhere I go.

— Sudeep

I don't have a set target on the number of films I should do in a year.

— Karthi

A great director is someone who makes you feel like you're moving forward.

— Fred Willard

The film business has so many twists and turns that its a miracle any film gets made.

— Peter Hambleton

History opens up new worlds to film-makers all the time.

— Steven Spielberg

The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

— Stephen Rea

Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.

— Ram Charan

“Artist Matthew Barney has made a film about “shit”. It is hardly original. Hollywood has made shit films for decades.”

— Dean Cavanagh

I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something…

— Jeff Daniels

I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet…

— Peter Dinklage

I am thrilled to go to Scotland to star in this film. The whole idea of exploring relationships about people on Ecstasy…

— Erica Durance

My basic mission as an artist is to communicate with people. Therefore, I am conscious I have to make films that people…

— Balachandra Menon

The action movie, the thriller and the drama all have safety nets under them. But not the horror film. The horror film…

— Marcus Dunstan

A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something…

— Tom Ford

Independent film is almost nonexistent right now, because all the distributers that used to love to put out these little art films…

— Ron Perlman

I had to pinch myself. I got the call and didn't expect it. And right up 'til nearly the end of filming,…

— Amy Jackson

This is a giant undertaking, but I consider this a personal film. It's my film of a lifetime. I read the book…

— Peter Jackson

Ninety-five per cent of films are born of frustration, of self despair, of ambition for survival, for money, for fattening bank accounts.…

— Samuel Fuller

To AMC's credit, I think what they saw was the show doesn't exist in the marketplace. They knew that there was a…

— Alfred Gough

I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one.…

— Tim Matheson

I think it's important that nobody forgets that although Hollywood commercially dominates the world cinema, in fact what comes out of the…

— Mike Leigh

I actually had another motivation for letting Steven [Sebring] film us. After I'd been out of the public eye for 16 years,…

— Patti Smith

I think the films that work the best are the ones that seem to be about one thing but then, under the…

— Andrew Haigh

When I'm filming a kill scene [as a director], I just get happier and happier as we chop up body parts.

— Eli Roth

I look on cinema as a pulpit, and use it as a propagandist.

— John Grierson

Film isn't a meritocracy; there's no system ensuring the best screenplays get produced. It's a hustle.

— Jon Ronson

I myself have been an underdog. I never got anything easy in the film industry.

— Sudha Kongara

“It's not like in the movies. It's better, because it's real.”

— Jenny Han

After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre.

— Arfi Lamba

I am not that ambitious to do films. I am very happy and secure doing TV.

— Kratika Sengar

You don't have any credibility unless you are working on 12 films at the same time.

— Saeed Jaffrey

I love to go see big movies, I just don't make them. It's just a different business.

— Jason Blum

To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.

— Samantha Morton

When it comes down to it, I'm still in love with film - I'm a cinephile.

— Sean Baker

Film is where I want to end up, but I don't want to let go of theatre.

— Viva Bianca

That's the beauty of short films; their strength lies in delivering a message creatively and simply.

— Sanam Saeed

When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.

— Lesley Manville

I, like most people, came out to Hollywood to get into movies.

— Neil Berkeley

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

— Elia Kazan