Cinema Quotes · Page 323

There's always things from shooting a film that you pick up that hopefully make you better.

— F. Gary Gray

I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.

— Esha Gupta

I am not worried about people's expectations. I just want to get the film right.

— Mani Ratnam

You have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.

— Cate Blanchett

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

— Vin Diesel

Most of the time when you do a job, a play or a film, you're wondering, "Will there be an audience?"

— Ian Mckellen

I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation.

— Marianne Elliott

To be only spectacular should be 5 or 10 percent of cinema.

— Jean-Luc Godard

I'm a child of that, the 'Bonnie and Clyde' to 'Raging Bull' period, you know. Those are the films that heightened my…

— Jim Broadbent

I recently turned down a film that I didn't want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I'm sad about that, but…

— Dianne Wiest

I used to think that Bollywood is a place where actresses are required to expose. I didn't want to act in films.

— Himani Shivpuri

Action films can be like watching paint dry. You can just die in the trailer waiting for them to set up a…

— Pierce Brosnan

I get bored with the same old film coming out every weekend. It feels like it's the same story all the time,…

— Josh Hartnett

I'm done with effects movies for now. When you do a movie like 'Transformers,' it can feel like you're doing three movies…

— Michael Bay

The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner.

— Ving Rhames

In film as a medium, you're often given a baddie and a goodie and told what to think about them; it's usually…

— Keira Knightley

But Hitler didn't strive for the annihilation of the Jews - he stressed that fact in public life and in the newspapers.…

— Franz von Papen

I like to work in films, but I'd love to work in the technical side of film. I'd love to work with,…

— Simon Pegg

'Days of Our Lives' was an insane schedule. You're doing a whole one-hour show in a day. You do a very cursory…

— Charles Shaughnessy

The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a…

— David Morrissey

In big movies, interests are not aligned between those above the line and the financier, because above the line gets paid whether…

— Jason Blum

A film like 'The Archivists' highlights that in the darkest times, cultural output can really give you something that you need. When…

— Noah Reid

I nearly drowned in the Xingu River in Brazil some years ago. When I was given my life back, I decided I…

— Trudie Styler

Being away a lot on tour means that my family has to suffer an inordinate amount of overcompensation, as I return home…

— Romesh Ranganathan

The problem in cinema is that you can never predict what will happen.

— Denis Villeneuve

Well, before I knew there was going to be a film. I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the…

— Rupert Grint

To work with somebody you love makes filming faster, more fun.

— Vincent Cassel

I didn't do that one great glorious film by which I'd be remembered forever.

— Simi Garewal

Don't tell me I can't do that. Watch me. Don't tell me I can't direct this movie. Watch me.

— Goldie Hawn

No one will ever make your movie. They will only make their movie.

— Millard Kaufman

Somebody who likes to do my plays is a good director for them.

— Tom Stoppard

I've done a host of Tamil and Telugu films, a Bengali one, too.

— Jackie Shroff

The films I find boring are the ones that have no space for the audience's misconceptions.

— Josephine Decker

I'd love to do a comedic film. I'd love to do a very epic Shakespearian film.

— Morena Baccarin

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

— Francois Truffaut

To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.

— Ludivine Sagnier

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film.

— Dhanush

Film for long enough and you are bound to see good friends have a tiff!

— Sonja Morgan

I sometimes get asked if I think about film stuff while I'm writing fiction, and the answer is, of course not.

— Matthew Specktor

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

— Lisa Nicole Carson