Cinema Quotes · Page 223

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

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

— Peter Hambleton

“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

Films have always been my passion and I enjoy watching different kinds of cinema.

— Manoj Kumar

After 'Ra.One,' 'Cash,' 'Tum Bin 2' did not work, I almost lost my confidence as a director.

— Anubhav Sinha

I can't watch completed films - my wife makes fun of me.

— Robert Redford

Howard Hawks said he'd like to put me in a film with Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. I thought, "Cary Grant-terrific! Humphrey…

— Lauren Bacall

If you think about movies that are adapted from books, they never feel like enough. There's always too much cut out in…

— Jeremy Sisto

When 'Dum Maro Dum' came my way, I took it up without thinking that I was crossing any boundary. It was a…

— Rana Daggubati

When I was thinking of giving up, I was very dissatisfied with the idea that the films that I've made are the…

— Lee Isaac Chung

For 'The Book Thief,' I wanted only one outcome, and that was for the director to follow his own vision, just as…

— Markus Zusak

I should like to make films that are not lowering to the spirit. A new building can be very harrowing, I should…

— Jacques Tati

Whether art is music or cinema or whatever, it really is art only when it is in touch with the people -…

— Mikis Theodorakis

It would be prudish to say, 'I don't want to be a prop in a film,' because there are certain films I've…

— Ileana D'Cruz

When you live in Israel, there are restrictions which come from budget definitely. I came to the point where I had shot…

— Dror Moreh

Unfortunately, when you're working in film, it's this huge machine, and you've got to get everyone right there, so you get kind…

— Darren Aronofsky

Pulp Fiction' was probably one of the first films I ever saw that really kind of took effect on me. I was…

— Anonymous

I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. 'Tangled,' was great. I loved…

— Bill Plympton

The Hollywood image of the movie business is all about ambition and high achievers like James Cameron. But the British film industry…

— Peter Capaldi

When you're playing the devil, you're playing the ultimate evil. There are no boundaries. In doing a film in the horror genre…

— Ashley Bell

Women's director! Well, I'm very pleased to be considered a master of anything, but remember, for every Jill there was a Jack.…

— George Cukor

I think film is a world of directors. Theater is a world of actors. Or, theater is for actors as cinema is…

— Diego Luna

To me cinema can be a much more friendly world if there's a lot of things to choose from.

— Clint Eastwood

I like to do films that I would want to go see, basically. I'm not out to make a fast buck.

— Sissy Spacek

I couldn't even contemplate anyone even making a film about my life!

— John Caudwell

It's a coincidence that most of the films I have done are to do with social causes.

— Yami Gautam

Films are getting expensive by the day. They are making more money by the day.

— Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

A lot of 3D movies have so much on the screen that you almost don't know where to look.

— Robert Rodriguez

I like movies made by Spike Lee - doing those films out of the U.S., that is really daring.

— Fahadh Faasil

Most times, I'm playing myself in films, like 'Rocky' or 'Creed.'

— Michael Buffer

I have no qualms approaching directors who I know will help me grow as an actor.

— Naga Chaitanya

People are making better and better small budge independent films these days.

— Mike Birbiglia

I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard.

— Werner Herzog

Some filmmakers go into a film and it's already shot and cut in their head.

— Johnny Depp

It's not always about playing the lead. It's also about being associated with an important and good film.

— Nikita Dutta

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea.

— Lenny Kravitz

I'm not a trained actor. I surrender to my directors, and they make me act.

— Sai Pallavi

Film is limitless, but some stage presentations on film can look too theatrical.

— Christian McKay