Cinema Quotes · Page 510

In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. I'm not saying that negatively. It's healthy.

— Adele Exarchopoulos

In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a…

— Norman McLaren

Campaign may invite a certain skepticism about democracy, but it will surely restore your faith in cinema verite.

— A. O. Scott

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film…

— Colleen Haskell

Anybody can make a movie, if you have the will. The digital revolution has made it very inexpensive to make a film.…

— John Carpenter

Though both films and television sell emotions, let's not deny that it's way more challenging for small-screen actors to earn their respect.

— Jennifer Winget

Once 'The Raid' one and two had come out, as great and wonderful as those films were for me creatively, it became…

— Gareth Evans

There are all sorts of inventive ways to get your film out there: sometimes via the Internet, sometimes via viral screenings in…

— Alex Gibney

With each film, you are still trying to get the length and measure right. And failure is all about others' perception of…

— Mani Ratnam

The movie, like the book before it, is an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears. Directed by Josh Boone…

— A. O. Scott

'The Stepfather' was the first time I sort of carried a film, or led in a film, and doing it was fun,…

— Terry O'Quinn

Film works when a director and a star have a connection. You know, when there's something telekinetic between them, there's a partnership,…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

This one, even though it called for San Francisco, I think they wanted to initially shoot part of the film up here,…

— Philip Kaufman

I know you can't see it, not you, Ed, but maybe if I tell you the whole plot you'll understand it this…

— Daniel Handler

When you're making a film you start living with it, and I find myself sitting down and figuring out a sound or…

— Clint Eastwood

The critics mostly review the budgets when they go to see a big-budget movie. They are out to get a big-budget movie.…

— Yvette Mimieux

“Life isn't a vintage film," Christopher said. When he saw my confused face he explained. "Things aren't always black-and-white.”

— Eileen Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It's kind of a more of a comedic-actiony film. And then we just started Ocean's [12] Monday. Or…

— Brad Pitt

I'm very thankful to directors and filmmakers who consider me in their films, and I hope I'm able to do justice to…

— Amitabh Bachchan

I'm a fan of making films. Whether I'm on stage or in front of a camera, one of my first loves is…

— Busta Rhymes

In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in bigger films. The process of…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I think empathy is a beautiful thing. I think that's the power of film though. We have one of the most powerful,…

— Michelle Rodriguez

As for 'Garam Masala,' everybody knows what kind of film it is. It's the type where you keep your brains at home.

— Priyadarshan

I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called…

— Rachel McAdams

I want to do films that challenge me. I want to do what the actors I look up to are doing -…

— Josh Bowman

I realised what a powerful position you are in if you own the rights to your film because then you control the…

— Franny Armstrong

I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do…

— Kajol

All the lessons you learn in film school from the people you hate are always the ones that are important. The lessons…

— Glenn Ficarra

'Newton' is a very Indian film but resonates with people all across. And that's the reason it got great response at the…

— Rajkummar Rao

I think the arts should get big support, but my country has a lot of needs more important than film. Medication, education,…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I feel lucky, and I have to thank my writers, directors, and producers for giving me great parts to play on screen.

— Sridevi

The nature of filmmaking is that there are so many people involved in it, so many fingers in the pie, that part…

— David Hewlett

I've always liked horror films, but I have discovered that shooting for scenes in which you play a spirit is not easy.

— Madhura Naik

Sometimes, films that you do with a lot of care and look good at the time of signing may not work out…

— Tamannaah

I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning.

— Robert Barry

I'm honestly so incredibly grateful for every opportunity I get in film industry. Don't forget! I was born in a tiny little…

— Famke Janssen

There are many, many different kinds of movies and directors and styles. I don't mind that a movie looks like a movie.

— Vilmos Zsigmond

After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop…

— Irvin Kershner

I have never been in a race where I would do anything to be here. That's a lethal mindset with which girls…

— Amrita Rao

To be frank, my career as an actor was not even taking care of my lifestyle. Doing two odd films a year…

— Arbaaz Khan