Cinema Quotes · Page 283

I am conscious that each film I do is in stark contrast to the earlier one.

— Catherine Tresa

I have no control over a film. I don't know what will be left on the cutting floor.

— Judi Dench

Nadunisi Naaigal' is new age Tamil cinema. I have tried to break the rules of regular cinema with this film.

— Gautham Menon

I do like to have a clean slate, especially when you're in indie film.

— Riley Stearns

I'd like to take my time to decide on a film before giving the nod.

— Regina Cassandra

Sometimes, waiting for too long for the right film may fall flat.

— Arbaaz Khan

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

— Francis Ford Coppola

I made this film 'The Beach,' which didn't take place in a city, and it didn't really suit me.

— Danny Boyle

If a person thinks that I can't add value or I'm not capable to be a part of their film, then I'm…

— Daisy Shah

I love writing books, but it's a solitary experience. When I'm on a film set, I'm with a bunch of other artists…

— George Pelecanos

According to me, a film can talk for itself. Like, Aamir Khan does not promote his films on a large scale, but…

— Aditi Rao Hydari

The showrunner relationship in television is what the director relationship in film, there's really no more important relationship.

— Bear McCreary

I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed…

— Idris Elba

When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to…

— Jackie Chan

If you work with big stars, then they become the lead actors. It's not that I don't want to do films with…

— Kangna Ranaut

Netflix represents, as well as all the streaming services, something that I've been talking about being so important to inclusive voices around…

— Ava DuVernay

What's interesting is that you can have a set that's very calm, very smooth, very cooperative... and end up with a terrible…

— Tobin Bell

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some…

— Paddy Considine

It's probably the last thing you think about when you're making a film is other people's problems. You're thinking about your problem,…

— Conor McPherson

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World.…

— Sigourney Weaver

I make my films because I'm affected by a situation, by something that makes me want to reflect on it, that lends…

— Michael Haneke

The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment…

— Jean Baudrillard

I've always slightly harboured a dream of making a film, a documentary feature. Somehow I just got into a way of working…

— Louis Theroux

Suddenly, after years of television being the poor relation and film being everything, it now feels like film is a conjuring trick.…

— Steven Knight

Cinema is a platform open to all kind of views and it is very unrealistic to think that everyone can be happy.

— Amrita Rao

There's this film called 'The Pledge', with Jack Nicholson in it. Now that's a dark film.

— Sriram Raghavan

Give me a part in a film, and I'll show you I'm not just a heartthrob.

— David Charvet

Andy always thought that films would be where we'd make money.

— Paul Morrissey

Having done both commercial and hard-hitting cinema, I can say none of them are easy.

— Taapsee Pannu

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with…

— Ben Kingsley

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

— Tom Hooper

I don't make films for myself; I make them in order to communicate with an audience.

— Diego Luna

I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing.

— Eric Stoltz

The brutality that can take place in a crime film heightens the tenderness that can also be there.

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

I want to do only those films which come from a real place.

— Parvathy

You get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that…

— Ajay Devgan

I never hired a PR agency in my life, nor do I believe in promoting and marketing my films.

— Rekha

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

I wanted to know as the director how the actors wanted to tell this story I wanted to know what they thought.

— Paul Bettany

From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.

— George Cukor