Film Quotes · Page 242

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

— Kelly Reilly

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film.

— David Ogden Stiers

It's archaic to think about films as a solo lead or multi-starrer.

— Aditi Rao Hydari

Making movies is an effort is an attempt to leave a trace of your existence.

— Frederick Wiseman

The problem is, with a lot of children's films, they are very commercial.

— Michel Gondry

To be successful for a moment because of one movie doesn't mean anything.

— Nastassja Kinski

The money is better in films and television. But in terms of acting, theatre is more rewarding.

— Christopher Eccleston

Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.

— Francis Ford Coppola

At heart, we believe that the films that work well are the films that do touch people emotionally.

— Edwin Catmull

I wasn't happy the way I completed 'Asuran' or abandoned the film as it isn't complete. People are liking it and it's…

— Vetrimaaran

Having a phone call from Steven Spielberg was just a fantastic rite of passage. I loved it, and he was very focused,…

— Peter Morgan

We go to the movies to forget about time, to be in a dream state. And it's entertainment, distraction, from the fact…

— Christian Marclay

You can find the whole world of a film in one instrument, or you can find a world of sound in the…

— Howard Shore

It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come…

— Stephen Frears

I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies.

— Lana Del Rey

'Paruthiveeran' was a difficult film to work on. It was my first film but a very strong character.

— Karthi

It's a surreal thing because you are there and made up and dressed up as if you're making the film. You do…

— Gemma Arterton

Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant ,and so is…

— Kailash Kher

If people are talking about your movie and they're like, 'Yeah, it was ok' - that's the last reaction I would want!…

— Caity Lotz

A lot of narrative films leave you no space for anything else but eating popcorn. I want to go in the complete…

— Elia Suleiman

There's so much more freedom in film as far as subject matter and what can be said. And then, also, the process…

— Dave Franco

Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All…

— Sally Hawkins

Sometimes, and sometimes youre in the midst of other people making decisions and your people are making decisions and you dont want…

— Elizabeth Mitchell

There is so much investment in it of people's labor time that it will never make money. But there are other documentaries…

— Liz Garbus

If I have to do 40 films like 'Punchnama,' I will take it up as long as I enjoy it.

— Kartik Aaryan

I will never do a usual film with song and dance; the character has to be important.

— Parineeti Chopra

I am committed when I make a film and if it takes a long time I would rather wait.

— Lynne Ramsay

The first thing I put down on paper is a storyboard, like a film director.

— Anthony Browne

It's very tempting to over-eat all the bad things when you're on a film set.

— Roger Moore

The word 'cinema' itself means that you have to go to the cinemas and watch it.

— Shoojit Sircar

So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again.

— Alice Lowe

The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.

— Harold Ramis

I think listening to the director is the number one strength an actor should have.

— Varun Dhawan

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

— Orson Welles

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film.

— Taye Diggs

Not Today is definitely a movie that you have to see.

— Kari Jobe

The studios will go wherever they smell money. It's like sharks to the blood.

— Don Bluth

I want to do one or two commercial films, but also want to do off-beat movies.

— Amyra Dastur

God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie.

— John Waters

One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.

— Paul Dano