Cinema Quotes · Page 239

The kind of films I am doing are moderately budgeted and are with A-listers.

— Rajkummar Rao

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

— Jay Baruchel

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre.

— Jeremy Bulloch

I had a very late introduction to films. We didn't watch a lot of films while growing up in Kolkata.

— Kiran Rao

There was a time in the 1980s when I worked in 22 films a year.

— Radha Ravi

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

— Frank Capra

You know when I shoot with digital capture, I look for the mistake. When I shoot with film I embrace it.

— Seal

Being able to work on a film like 'Crazy Rich Asians' as your first role is phenomenal.

— Henry Golding

A film carries six fine arts - it consists of architecture, painting, music, writing or literature, photography and performance. It's a conjecture…

— Gulzar

I like the variety. But basically my choice of films is a small intimate film. Quiet film, no action, just people in…

— Jerry Goldsmith

Today's cinema is a global art form, it is impossible to make movies for a market the size of France, representing no…

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

I want to do films that will be remembered, not run-of-the-mill stuff where I stand behind looking pretty as a picture.

— Ayesha Takia

Films like 'The Godfather,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Exorcist' brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for…

— Todd Haynes

The lead of a film that wove around me, I played all the roles. I traveled the world; I loved life, pleasure.…

— Sonia Rykiel

There are movies that change the whole way in which films are made, like Klute, where Gordon Willis’s photography on the film…

— Martin Scorsese

The first time I met Janhvi on the sets, I took her to watch 'La La Land,' because she hadn't seen it.…

— Ishaan Khatter

I feel like the beauty of this age of filmmaking is that there are more tools at your disposal, but it doesn’t…

— J. J. Abrams

I watch films, so I know what it is to be there in a theatre as the audience. So I always want…

— Mani Ratnam

The beauty of my job is I do all different kinds of film directing, not just surf films anymore. And I do…

— Taylor Steele

Making a film is like raising a child. You cannot raise a child to be liked by everyone. You raise a child…

— Guillermo del Toro

Modern man is assailed on every side and almost without interruption by noise - of the radio, of television, of headlines, of…

— Erich Fromm

When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in…

— Jennifer Phang

I love independent film making. So much real love and passion go into them and you can feel it while you watch.…

— Alicia Sixtos

I have a tendency to think that that stereotype of American movies and Hollywood movies doesn't exist. Of course you have the…

— Vincent Cassel

I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.

— James Caan

Hollywood is, I always argue, has a great track record of making good films.

— Murray Horwitz

I'd love to work across all three fields - theatre, film and TV.

— Anonymous

Films are always a fiction, not documentary. Even a documentary is a kind of fiction.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

I think seeing someone go from a YouTube series to a Hollywood film spurs people on.

— Joivan Wade

I watch German art house films and then I also work on Marvel movies. And I love both of them equally.

— Iman Vellani

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking.

— Tom Stoppard

When people think of dance films, they don't really think of good stories.

— Marques Houston

Kannada films are my way of reconnecting with Karnataka, which is close to my heart.

— Atul Kulkarni

Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

— David Leitch

I don't have a set target on the number of films I should do in a year.

— Karthi

A great director is someone who makes you feel like you're moving forward.

— Fred Willard

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

— Peter Hambleton

The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

— Stephen Rea

History opens up new worlds to film-makers all the time.

— Steven Spielberg

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

— Manoj Kumar