Cinema Quotes · Page 230

In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films.

— Alexander Payne

Cinema has evolved, and it is high time we stop policing it so rigorously.

— Ali Fazal

A family business in cinema is not necessarily creative. It is generally about prolonging your family fortune.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I like serious films and earlier used to do only such films.

— Biju Menon

Many people ask me why I chose to remake 'Devdas.' I wanted to make a film that celebrated grandeur and grace.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Once you're on the set and shooting, it's all just cinema. You have actors and cameras.

— Philippe Falardeau

Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.

— Emilio Estevez

And the people I'm best friends with on the films are not generally the actors.

— Daniel Radcliffe

Silent films weren't so different from my comics - the basic choice both offer an artist is what do you show and…

— Emil Ferris

I made my first film on 16mm. Then I began using 35mm.Then I began working in Hollywood. And I began to really…

— Mike Figgis

Every year there's a jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Getting on the jury is very competitive in France. Not because the…

— Craig Ferguson

Horror films are very functional like comedies. The main thing with a comedy, the big question is "is it funny?" And with…

— Leigh Whannell

Whatever happens, happens for the better. I was meant to do 'Raabta.' Every film has its destiny, and it's the film that…

— Kriti Sanon

It's a way of living, cinema. And I see my family, I do this and that, I travel. It's a long process…

— Agnes Varda

I don't think I'd ever start making a film until I had both the intimacy with the subject and the distance to…

— Ira Sachs

It is rare that you read scripts that genuinely move you and make you feel that, regardless of the commercial possibilities, you…

— Eric Fellner

The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best interests, have…

— Robert Fripp

It's not like it's not fun to work on big studio pictures. It is. But I can't say that's more fun than…

— William Fichtner

This medium of stop-motion, it can be much more than it's been kind of defined as - it's not just a creaky…

— Travis Knight

When a film works, the director had a lot to do with that, but the director also didn't have a lot to…

— Mike Mills

A good film to me is like lightning in a bottle. I used to think that meant hit and run. But then…

— Don Scardino

It's true, I'm the youngest, highest-grossing French director. I have a few records, but no one knows or simply doesn't care. That's…

— Louis Leterrier

Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own ideas and wants for their characters. Warren…

— Alec Baldwin

“He said he enjoyed doing security work for Mr. Jimmerson, keeping nuts and gangsters out of grenade range of the Master, but…

— Charles Portis

Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless.

— William Wyler

At film festivals, I put on my sunglasses and go to sleep because I don't want to see my films again.

— Wong Kar-wai

When I was younger, I did dark movies. It was a reflection of what I saw around me.

— Hany Abu-Assad

I told my father I wanted to act, and he stared renting all these classic films for me to watch.

— Emory Cohen

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.

— Victoria Abril

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want.

— David Slade

In some way, the relationship between a director and an actor is personal.

— Ryan Gosling

I do films because there is an audience out there. It doesn't matter if they're Indian, American, or European.

— Radhika Apte

I have always believed that when a film is being made, it has to be the director's vision.

— Prithviraj Sukumaran

People of Mumbai respect me a lot and they are well aware of my contributions towards the film industry.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I would tend to be drawn to independent cinema as a viewer, probably more than the big blockbuster.

— Ewan McGregor

You have to be flexible according to patterns and needs of director.

— Mohit Raina

The type of producing that I did for many years involved working very closely with directors.

— Michelle MacLaren

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

— Jason Statham

“Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director," the voice from the abyss said.”

— Alexander Freed

I'll never kick dogs, I'll never hurt a child, I'll never slap a woman - three things I won't do on film.

— Lee Van Cleef