Cinema Quotes · Page 192

There have been quite a few films where we comediennes have come together, and all of them have been hits.

— Kovai Sarala

I’m a comedian who got into movies, so I don’t really think of myself as an actor.

— Eddie Murphy

That said, I'd love to do a musical, either in film or on stage.

— Reese Witherspoon

I like good movies, and I love theater, and things that I grew up loving, I still love.

— Billy Eichner

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

— Norman Lear

I am open to writing more, and not just film scripts but maybe also a book.

— Mukul Dev

Of all the Jedis I saw in the film, Yoda's the only one I like.

— Lawrence Halprin

Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.

— Barry Jenkins

When I read the script for 'A Quiet Place', I immediately wanted to be a part of the film. It is such…

— Millicent Simmonds

Any good film you see gives you enough motivation and adrenaline rush to produce good content, while a bad film can get…

— Mani Ratnam

I never think about the genre I'm in, really, when I'm acting. That's the director's job, to hone us in on the…

— Melissa Barrera

When you start on a new film, no matter how many you've done before that, I think I've done close to 80…

— Howard Shore

I want to do my Blade Runner, which is like a future Berlin film, which is like a thriller, but it's much…

— Duncan Jones

My spirit had been broken a bit over the years by my having to work on films I didn't love. Hollywood's a…

— Naomi Watts

Films are really cool because, every couple months, or however many times you can get a job because there's a lot of…

— Zachary Levi

Bhojpuri industry is my motherland, and I would keep doing more regional films. But I also want to reach out to a…

— Khesari Lal Yadav

When you sit down to write a film, you direct it in your head. If you are writing a scene, you are…

— Leigh Whannell

I do like ensemble work. I would like to do a lead role, though. I didn't shy away from that. I'm desperately…

— Allison Janney

The most terrifying thing I ever saw in a cinema, thanks to the carefully built-up drama, was in the ancient black-and-white film…

— Peter Hitchens

Working with people you adore and love. There's just a sense, all the way through all of the movies [Planet of Apes],…

— Andy Serkis

The idea that keeps reappearing in the films I've made is this question about the individual versus the person in a community,…

— Kelly Reichardt

“I try hard to give rhythm to the changes of pace in a film so that the directing is full of contrast:…

— Alain Resnais

I've been offered roles in Indian films, but I wanted my debut film to be from Pakistan. A lot of people think…

— Atif Aslam

I don't think of the 'indie film world' as this cohesive kind of world anyhow. It's so disparate: all these different filmmakers…

— Brad Anderson

Most of all people respond to a film tackling grave subjects that question and go against the prevailing mood.

— Philippe Claudel

I wish a book could reach as many people as film, but we have to be realistic about it.

— David Grann

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with.

— Jeremy Piven

I've only actually done one studio film. I want to be left alone.

— George A. Romero

There were times when 22 of my films would release in a year.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Life is very, very complicated, and so films should be allowed to be, too.

— David Lynch

I enjoy watching regional cinema; they have always been my favorite.

— Himani Shivpuri

When you do an action movie, you've got to come prepared to do an action movie.

— Columbus Short

I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.

— Ted Demme

The world in which we live is diverse, and I think television and film should reflect that.

— Candice Patton

The most creative director I have worked with is Mani Ratnam.

— Farah Khan

So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends.

— David Strathairn

If you do the math, films featuring women are a good investment.

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Sometimes we make films just for our people, and it doesn't reach to anyone.

— Garth Davis

I went to film school to make films just because you're in control of the story.

— Julie Delpy

It's always exciting to be part of films where you matter and add value.

— Raashi Khanna