Cinema Quotes · Page 256

Public perception changes with every film. That's the best part of being an actor.

— Zareen Khan

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction.

— Stanley Kubrick

The directors are selective in their choice of actors and sometimes, those choices smack of arrogance.

— Rituparna Sengupta

We're making a commercial Hindi film catering to all types of audiences.

— Sanjay Dutt

Documentary films are created in an inverted funnel of declining possibility.

— Bruce Jackson

I like action movies, and I prefer to watch a bad Hong Kong action movie to just about anything else.

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

I learn everything with my every film. If we stop learning, we would stop growing as an actor.

— Naga Chaitanya

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.

— Martin Gore

It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your…

— Max Tundra

I was, and am, a frustrated filmmaker and film student, and my passion and love for movies was so broad that, in…

— Alex Graves

The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of…

— Roger Ebert

I get frustrated with films that entertain me but ultimately dodge a moral question about how you should try and live.

— Ben Miller

My first time playing a main character was in 'Seventeen Years.' It was directed by famous Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, but…

— Li Bingbing

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images…

— Francis Ford Coppola

I was the first person from my family to enter films. So, everything connected with films was new to me, including fans…

— Ajith Kumar

I would consider directing. I think directing myself would be tough, but I'm definitely interested in directing. I might start off directing…

— John C. Reilly

A lot of independent films try to pull off a 14-day shooting schedule, which I think is ridiculous. No matter how big…

— Sean Baker

Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, women - we're all trying to find our place in this world of cinema and television and theater. And…

— Sandra Bullock

When a filmmaker does not make films, it is as if he is jailed. Even when he is freed from the small…

— Jafar Panahi

Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I…

— Tom Hanks

Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did…

— Anonymous

The academy which boasts of 6,000 to 8,000 voting members are most likely to get swayed by the national mood in the…

— Vetrimaaran

“[on his satisfaction as an artist] In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow…

— Michael Haneke

Even if I don't have a successful film career, at least I am a popular name on TV. I always see the…

— Karishma Tanna

If I like a particular character or story, I usually say yes to the film.

— Rajkummar Rao

I love the films and the industry, but I am so happy being where I am in my profession.

— Sussanne Khan

“Who would ever want movies or TV when there are books?”

— Cassandra Clare

I cannot do more than two films at a time. I like to have a life besides films. That is very important…

— Tamannaah

Never seek financial independence in independent cinema since independent cinema doesn't make money.

— Mitra Farahani

With each film, i need an artistic challenge so I don't get bored! I like to tackle challenges.

— Roman Polanski

I've worked with a lot of people who have a lot of integrity towards cinema.

— Kay Kay Menon

I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV.

— Peter O'Toole

After acting for four years, in five languages, theatre became my stepping stone to TV and cinema.

— Rajesh Khattar

I find that a lot of directors are attracted to the dark side.

— Kathleen Kennedy

There is unlimited scope for a film to expand and grow on the Internet.

— Vikrant Massey

I usually do films, and you do two months and then forget about it.

— Max Riemelt

When you're doing movies, you're traveling all over the world and you really can't be home.

— Amanda Bynes

I really got into film noir was when I was supposed to play Orson Welles in a movie.

— Jacob Elordi

Critics have never been able to discover a unifying theme in my films. For thatmatter, neither have I.

— John Huston

Theatre has a strong connect with the audience and gratifies me as an actor, but the canvas of films is huge!

— Paresh Rawal