Film Quotes · Page 226

I was, in my day, one of the best directors of episodic TV around.

— David Hemmings

I like to think that every movie emerges from the conversations.

— Errol Morris

Before Michael Caine you had to have been in the RAF to be an actor.

— Bob Hoskins

I hope movies like 'Love, Simon' encourage people to be their authentic selves.

— Natasha Rothwell

I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

— Emir Kusturica

It's always really special to be at the New York Film Festival, and always a real privilege.

— Noah Baumbach

I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

I'm a pluralist. I've always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.

— Alan Parker

Filmmaking, whatever the window dressing or the scale of a film may be, is eventually about telling a story.

— Farhan Akhtar

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

— Chris Hemsworth

Every film takes on its own life. I find it very interesting to show an audience some part of history that maybe…

— Graham King

“[on Rouge] This is a film about communication that disappears. We have better and better tools and less and less communication with…

— Krzysztof Kieślowski

Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and…

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

I'm probably, if I might, if I stray I might write, go into screenplay or do something in film. Something like that…

— Robert Greene

No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick.

— Rajkumar Hirani

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.

— John Lasseter

To me, the most interesting approach to film noir is subjective. The genre is really all about not knowing what's going on…

— Christopher Nolan

Being a director, just to begin with, is just, I think, one of the hardest jobs just because you have to work…

— Agnes Bruckner

I think acting helps me as a director no matter what. There is something about being reminded about the vulnerability it takes…

— Marielle Heller

During the entire process of making this film I never thought about whom I was making it for. I always thought that…

— Alex Abreu

Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the…

— Werner Herzog

And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an…

— Peter Jackson

I have produced my first film titled 'BMW.' It is a thriller, which has been made keeping in mind the international audience…

— Javed Jaffrey

Im gonna try to pay for CLERKS III myself. As much as I love the crowd-funding model, thats an advancement in indie…

— Kevin Smith

Commerce is in no one's hand and that should not be the only reason to make a film ever.

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.

— Stanley Tucci

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films.

— Gloria Stuart

If I make a happy, happy movie one day, I'll think it's dull.

— Gaspar Noe

In film lyrics, I avoid Persianised words because they are not widely understood.

— Gulzar

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

— Jack Nicholson

“When Johnny Depp saw it, he was so excited he fluffed up to twice his normal size.”

— Diane Messidoro

I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect.

— Nick Cave

Films are a part of my being, they don't define me.

— Preity Zinta

I dreamed of doing stuff like Will Smith and films on a big scale.

— Cory Hardrict

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.

— Marc Ribot

The secret of making movies is having the strongest possible script.

— Harvey Weinstein

If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

— Akira Kurosawa

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

— Alan Rickman

I don't make films for other people; I make films for me.

— Ridley Scott

I think a film should be appropriate to what it's trying to say or the characters in it.

— Kelly Asbury