Cinema Quotes · Page 158

Nawazuddin is an inspiration for me. He's is one of the spectacular actors of Indian cinema.

— Sanya Malhotra

It's difficult to do a love scene in Indian cinema. The censors are sitting on top of your head.

— Aparna Sen

I was looking to be a part of commercial cinema and that was when I signed 'Jodi.'

— Shraddha Srinath

I have done films before and I would love to be a part of one. But the role should give me a…

— Sudha Chandran

I don't watch my own films. There is little time; I'd rather see another film.

— Agnes Varda

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time

— Joey Lauren Adams

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.

— Tom Skerritt

I'm drawn to cinema, especially when you're on a project that feels like it's going to be a challenge.

— Jim Sturgess

I have done serious roles in various films including 'Budget Padmanabhan,' 'Thaththi Thavudhu Manasu,' among others.

— Mumtaj

I'll tell you something, and this is true: I've never been able to write a film which I didn't respect. I just…

— Harold Pinter

A lot of times, in other films in the past, you see some drag roles that make you go, 'OK we're the…

— Shangela

I've always loved action movies. The first films I fell in love with were 'Star Wars' and Steven Spielberg films.

— James Wan

For the most part, the American film market has become very corporatised, even independent film to a degree, and because of the…

— Anthony LaPaglia

A lot of hard work goes into making a film. It's not all fun time, as people tend to think. There are…

— Rakul Preet Singh

Cinema which is well-made, for any kind of audience, is worthy of being watched by just about anybody who would like to…

— Pankaj Kapur

Otherwise [digital revolution] hasn't changed my way of filmmaking, I'm not nostalgic in postulating we should still make films on celluloid. I…

— Werner Herzog

It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn't seen a single film by a female director,…

— Mary Harron

I think that in the realm of commercial, popcorn cinema, the amount of message or smuggling of ideas you can get in…

— Neill Blomkamp

For me, the movie's always evolving as I'm doing it. I throw things in as we shoot, and I take things out…

— Andrew Dominik

I guess the passion I have for cinema is as strong as the one that I have for music. And I've always…

— Alexandre Desplat

When you reflect upon the significance of Dr. King to this nation, it's criminal that he hasn't had a feature film that…

— David Oyelowo

I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

It is so hard nowadays to find a movie that I like. I don't mind blood and gore. But I mind when…

— Cassandra Peterson

Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video…

— Andy Serkis

I have seen many festival films and I will be blunt, I don't think 'Madras Cafe' was ready for festivals.

— Shoojit Sircar

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

— Shirley Knight

Sir, I have seen your film and it is vulgar! Madame, my film rises below vulgarity.

— Mel Brooks

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

— Billy Wilder

For me the greatest high is the process of making a film.

— Shefali Shah

I'm very interested in the editing process - in all aspects of film-making, really.

— Alicia Vikander

Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.

— Martin Scorsese

When I walk into a cinema, I want to leave with an experience unrepeatable, unquotable and indescribable.

— Lynne Ramsay

If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice.

— John Turturro

The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.

— Nathan Lane

The Actor should make you forget the existence of author and director, and even forget the actor.

— Paul Scofield

I think each film should be regarded as its own specific text.

— Bong Joon-ho

I think I am filled with excitement when it comes to doing films.

— Ayushmann Khurrana

I've always been a big fan of Anjali Menon as a director and have watched most of her films, too.

— Rana Daggubati

Most of my films have been documentaries, but I'm also very interested in narrative filmmaking.

— Barbara Kopple

I pretty much believe that a film is a film and when an audience watches a film, they finish it.

— Mike Mills