Cinema Quotes · Page 258

But acting is just something I do. It's not a passion like filmmaking is.

— Dileesh Pothan

I would love to do Shakespeare, either onstage or on film.

— John Cho

Maybe I should be making more mainstream films if I want to get some money.

— Stacy Martin

Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.

— Abel Ferrara

I have a very strong belief in what I like, or a very strong opinion in genre films that I like to…

— Chad Stahelski

I've been stealing from the Alien films throughout my entire career.

— Randy Pitchford

“When I recall memories, it all seems like a film, not a reality.”

— Rukhsar Din

I learned about making films by going into advertising, making commercials.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

The Indian television industry has catapulted into a huge business. Films, however, have not lost one shred of charisma or commercial lucrativity.

— Sushmita Sen

We petitioned to get access to film [Suffragette] at the Houses of Parliament and we whooped with joy when we were allowed…

— Sarah Gavron

The director is responsible for interpreting the playwright's work through the cast with the help of the staff. It is the director's…

— Laurence Sterne

Films like 'Scarface', 'The Godfather', 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino' are something I can watch again and again and from anywhere. I love them…

— Zoya Akhtar

If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have…

— Daniel Espinosa

Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn't feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.

— Tom Ford

It's whether they have a vision and whether they're able to communicate it. The best director is just someone who gets over-excited…

— Colin Firth

I guess it's the fear of failure and not knowing how the films are going to do that just drives us to…

— Lee Unkrich

“as Hume expressed it. The mind is 'a kind of theater, where several perceptions successively make their appearance; pass, re-pass, slide away,…

— Jostein Gaarder

I went to theatre school for four years and just wanted to do theatre. I had no ambition to be on TV…

— Sasha Roiz

You don't have that interaction with the audience when you're acting for film; you're kind of acting in a vacuum. You're acting…

— Lola Kirke

When you are acting in a film, you have no idea what scene the editor is going to choose. For instance, after…

— Dolph Lundgren

'Beyond the Lights' took incredible fight to get made. Four years of writing and two years of overcoming 'no.' Every studio balked.…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

I made four comedies, and all did well, but I always wanted to do an action film. When I saw 'Singham,' I…

— Rohit Shetty

I tried to take advantage of the fact that I was not used to making a movie. Movies are still so new…

— Joann Sfar

We actually tried to put in [Kung Fu Panda 3] all the things we wanted to put into the first two films.…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Every time I make a film, I feel it gives me the chance to learn something new.

— Joe Wright

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

— Meat Loaf

I see what's behind everything the director wants to do.

— Jordi Molla

Doing films and TV together becomes difficult to manage when you have too many things in your hand.

— Vishwajeet Pradhan

I want to ensure that I strike a balance between all kinds of films.

— Nushrat Bharucha

Anyone that is able to put a high school film and gonzo journalism together, it's like, "Yes, please!"

— Zoe Kravitz

I don't have a manager or a publicist and am hardly seen at film parties. I am not ambitious.

— Soha Ali Khan

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

— Laura Linney

Perhaps I'll work as a director of football. I don't know.

— Antonio Conte

I don't want to be a film star. I don't even want to be a pop star. I just want to live…

— George Harrison

If I really want to do something, I'll go in and do whatever the director feels that he needs me to do.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

That's what I love. I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

— Vin Diesel

I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.

— Steve Antin

I remind audiences that I'm in the fortunate position to make a film about my family.

— Yance Ford

I never directly think of certain films. I know I am influenced by all the films I see.

— Tom Six

As a film-maker, I enjoy telling stories, and every film has its own journey.

— Dileesh Pothan