Cinema Quotes · Page 330

I'm looking for little movies that are good instead of picking scripts in pursuit of superstardom.

— Marisa Coughlan

It's rare that you get to have a lovely time of it and you're not just portraying endless trauma on film.

— Diane Lane

The making of a human likeness on film is a political act.

— Allan Sekula

Any director will tell you, no matter how big his budget, that it's always the budget and the day count.

— Michael Sucsy

You always feel a degree of insecurity about getting through a film.

— Ken Loach

I love films that don't end when they end, that go on in your head a couple of days later.

— Rodrigo Cortes

I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.

— Manuel Puig

When I take up a project, I'm not foretold its fate... I don't know whether the film will shape up well or…

— Johnny Lever

I think a lot of films do themselves a disfavor by putting in way too much information, and everyone knows what's gonna…

— Elizabeth Olsen

One problem with relying on existing concepts is that it could stifle innovation, weakening the film sector over time.

— Anita Elberse

Once you have made the decision to do the film, once you have identified the desire and all the deep and personal,…

— Isabelle Huppert

There's absolutely no doubt that I enjoy doing romantic films more, and they've worked for me, too. But I love doing action…

— Naga Chaitanya

So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other…

— Marcia Gay Harden

I love the idea I can go off with a single camera and a few rolls of film unencumbered... I was not…

— Eve Arnold

Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm…

— John Landis

I like to do what people like to see. It's like when we watch a film, we always watch a film that…

— Arshad Warsi

It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under 60 seconds. These five directors have mastered the format, using their…

— Michael Apted

I'll tell you, in making film, especially when you're an actress, you're always worried about how you look on film, how they…

— Betty Buckley

Choosing a film to work on can be for different reasons, e.g. when I work with Michael Winterbottom, often there is no…

— Shirley Henderson

I hope I'm always lucky enough to be able to work in theater, TV, and big films and small films. I think…

— Harry Treadaway

There is a business here first of all, as a company and secondly, the ability to make films that audiences want to…

— Courtney Solomon

I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need…

— Carey Mulligan

The producer, in effect, has to work as a translator. You form a very tight relationship with the director and writer from…

— Kathleen Kennedy

It has been said that I have three heroes: Christ, Marx and Freud. This is reducing everything to formulae. In truth, my…

— Pier Paolo Pasolini

Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

— Cary Elwes

Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre.

— Nicolas Roeg

Indian cinema is entertaining, and what I love most about it is the songs and dances in the films.

— Pierce Brosnan

I find films incredibly emotional. That's the power of the medium.

— James Marsh

Television is cool, and I'm glad I got to take part in that, but I'm a firm believer in cinema.

— Jacob Elordi

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.

— Dirk Benedict

I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work.

— Verne Troyer

Film scripts are more important for me than the language of the film.

— Atul Kulkarni

The great directors, I've learned, have a great sense of rhythm.

— Alexandre Desplat

I watch old school film so that I can learn so much that I just sort of miss all the new stuff.

— Mike Epps

With a short film, you're able to do some experimenting and still stay within formal guidelines.

— Alice Rohrwacher

Big films help your reach a wider audience, and doing independent films keeps your artistic side happy.

— Pankaj Tripathi

I'm much more interested in living specific experiences in films.

— Walter Salles

The good movies that people want to keep are probably creating their value more than anything else.

— Bill Mechanic

As actors, if the director doesn't cut, then you just keep going.

— Fala Chen

It's a constant quest to push the bar and work in films that allow me to prove what I can do as…

— Tamannaah