Cinema Quotes · Page 205

A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again.

— Jean Renoir

I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film.

— Anupam Kher

When people pay money to watch films, they also expect good movie in return.

— Mukesh Rishi

I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.

— Bong Joon-ho

In my films, accessibility is something I do on purpose.

— Hito Steyerl

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

— Conrad Hall

Cast PURPOSE as the lead in your movie and you will help God, your Director, produce a masterwork.

— DeVon Franklin

Well, I think that a lot of times when you're working on a film, there aren't really opportunities to get to know…

— Alexis Bledel

I did 6-7 films as a child. But it was taking a toll on my studies. So I went back to being…

— Asha Parekh

Every five years, there is a shift in cinema space, but we are slow to catch that. Young people understand that shift.

— Mahesh Bhatt

Great stories and acting always win the day. If the story behind the scares is dramatic and the filmmaking is great, it…

— Jason Blum

As Lucasfilm is developing IP and we're working on our projects, we should be using those films to advance the ball further…

— John Knoll

There's always difficulties and challenges in every life, I don't care how much money you make, where you live... and that's something…

— Ryan Phillippe

In the evening he went to the cinema to see "The Lord of the Rings", which he had never before had time…

— Anonymous

On 'Made In Chelsea' there are cameras in my face and some days I think, 'I can't go to filming today,' but…

— Georgia Toffolo

I've worked on shows where the actors don't talk to each other, and if they want to talk to each other, they…

— Rocky Carroll

I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've…

— Wes Anderson

The only advice I can give those who want to sell thei films is to surround yourself with people who are friends…

— Dee Rees

Life holds many, many, many mysteries, abstract things we all think about. In a film when things get abstract, some people don't…

— David Lynch

Noah Baumbach does more takes than any director I've ever worked with. He runs a very quiet set and he runs a…

— Greta Gerwig

Dividing everybody into genders and sexuality and races and religions, and I think it's important to have films out there, to have…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

While we're working on the script, I never see any films. I make it a point because I don't want to get…

— Deepa Mehta

It seems kosher and OK to treat women as objects because the business of cinema is about images and when you have…

— Shabana Azmi

I was not active in films for three years owing to some treatments I was undergoing.

— Salim Kumar

Some disaster movies look like you're watching someone else play video games. They're fun but it's not real.

— Eli Roth

I have an inherent interest in filmmaking and equipment. Some of my best friends are technicians.

— Prithviraj Sukumaran

When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.

— Anonymous

I love films that make you feel something but also deliver that payload behind jokes.

— Taika Waititi

The last thing I want is to be (in a film role) is obvious, direct and offensive.

— Bill Murray

It's tough to get any film made, even if you're Martin Scorsese. It's just hard to get films made.

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get…

— Geena Davis

In all honesty a gangster picture was the easiest kind of film for me to get made.

— William Monahan

I believe in giving myself up completely to the director and do what he wants me to.

— Binnu Dhillon

Before I did any action movies, I did a couple of thrillers. That's hung around for me.

— John McTiernan

I have done fewer films than I should have. No regrets. I wanted to be at home.

— Dimple Kapadia

There is visual illiteracy with text-oriented films like bloody 'Harry Potter' and 'Lord of the Rings.'.

— Peter Greenaway

I get better roles in television. I'm not going to do a lesser role just to be in a feature film.

— Jaclyn Smith

I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.

— Oscar Isaac

After a film finishes, I generally go on hiatus for sometime.

— Sanjay Mishra