Cinema Quotes · Page 339

Good films flop, atrocious films do well. Uncertainty is the only certainty in this business.

— Madhuri Dixit Nene

I would be perfectly happy doing an indie film that had some really cool creative ideas.

— Robert Stromberg

I made a lot of short films before making a feature film. Actually, I learnt film-making by making short films.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I would definitely want to essay meatier roles in good films.

— Rituparna Sengupta

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

— Danny Boyle

I don't want to exclusively direct white films, or black films. I want to have a choice.

— Bill Duke

Whether the film is a Hindi film or in a South Indian language, I don't think it matters.

— Tabu

What I mean is that today's films lay lot of emphasis on glamour and associated emotions.

— Rajendra Prasad

I think, in big-budget movies where everything seems so poured over and restricted and the studio wants to examine every frame to…

— Shane Black

There is no crisis in cinema. There are negative periods. There are times when some films are received well and others aren't.…

— Vittorio De Sica

After my second film, 'Simhadri,' which was a very big hit, I made 'Sye,' a small college movie with a rugby union…

— S. S. Rajamouli

I've always wanted to do stunts for films and television, and I'm doing exactly that. I'm glad it is my job, but…

— Sam Hargrave

Maybe actors are more passionate about cinema than actresses. Many heroines today seem unable to look beyond glamour.

— Radha Ravi

There's a big time influence Hrishikesh Mukherjee has always had on my work. I can watch 'Anand,' 'Golmaal' or 'Chupke Chupke' as…

— Rajkumar Hirani

To the leaders of the cinema still to come, I can offer only a few words drawn from my modest experience. You…

— Nagisa Oshima

I have made mistakes in my career by associating with films which were mediocre because I needed money at that time.

— Chunky Pandey

I know that in Bollywood, there is this constant talk on which actor's film is minting how much money, but we are…

— Vicky Kaushal

I did a film in which Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton both played the leads, 'Desperate Measures,' and interestingly enough it was…

— Brian Cox

I made films, like 'Shadow of the Vampire,' and I did not like the work I did on it and then Willem…

— Udo Kier

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15…

— Kim Cattrall

The term 'new queer cinema' and the films of mine that were associated with that term are from a very, very different…

— Todd Haynes

This film [Teknolust] in particular, showing the way in which having a sexual dialogue with someone can be something developing and changeable…

— Tilda Swinton

Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But…

— James McAvoy

My first filming job was one of the first episodes of 'Black Mirror,' before anyone knew what that was going to be.…

— Phoebe Fox

I know people know me as the 'white baddie' of Hindi cinema.

— Bob Christo

I'd like to think every director I've worked with has fallen in love with me, I know Dorothy Arzner did.

— Joan Crawford

I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.

— Haley Bennett

I hate these actresses-pretending-to-be-lesbians movies. To me, that's just as prurient as a bad violent movie.

— Robert Englund

There is no way of knowing if a film is going to be good.

— Rebecca Hall

I'd like to do a piece of Shakespeare. Any upcoming Shakespeare film. Just a bit to say I did a classic.

— Jim Varney

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.

— Steve Martin

A Few Good Men' and 'As Good As It Gets' were the advent of me taking film seriously.

— Paul Walter Hauser

I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct…

— Ashton Kutcher

I am married to the theater, and the films are only my mistress.

— Oskar Werner

At the end of the day, all I want is that my films should do well.

— Mani Ratnam

Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.

— Carter Burwell

Movies, by nature, are not subjective, they're objective.

— Stephen Chbosky

See, my passion is films and I don't believe in political parties.

— Suresh Gopi

I think starting a cinema career late in life has more advantages than disadvantages.

— Luke Evans

It is good if newcomers have a theatre background. It helps in films.

— Paresh Rawal