Film Quotes · Page 415

I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my…

— Alicia Keys

I don't think violence on film breeds violence in life. Violence in life breeds violence in films.

— Robert Aldrich

I'd even say it's a realistic film because that's the way it happens in our heads; that was the idea.

— Alain Resnais

The biggest challenge is not the storytelling, it's to track every character's arc through the entire movie.

— Simon Kinberg

'Get Out' was born out of the genius mind of Jordan Peele, to whom I will be forever grateful for believing in…

— Daniel Kaluuya

At the end of the day, it's a business; people want to make money. That's the intention with every film. It happens…

— Aditya Roy Kapur

When I was at drama school I wanted to do classical theatre. It just so happened that I did a film when…

— Andrew Lincoln

In the States, I learned to fight for every idea. Sometimes, a director has to be a tyrant to keep the quality.

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I remember the university as being very encouraging, especially to experimentation. I think you always get a lot of musicians in any…

— Neil Farber

I'm considered to some degree a successful director working in Hollywood, making films my way but using studio financing. But with almost…

— Alexander Payne

A photograph presents itself not only as a visual representation, but as evidence, more convincing than a painting because of the unimpeachable…

— John Updike

In 'Mr Shrimati,' I had a long role as a woman. A cabaret number was also picturised on me. I really worked…

— Javed Jaffrey

I don't know how many days I worked there [on Star Wars]. The thing I do remember was I somehow got a…

— John Ratzenberger

A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as…

— Wilma Mankiller

You can't intellectually purge yourself of who you are. Whatever that is, it's going to come out in the wash, the film…

— Steven Spielberg

The minute you start the process of deciding to make a film and you're communicating that vision to anyone, you're in the…

— Peter Guber

There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working with Kubrick on the layout of the…

— Douglas Trumbull

The problem when you edit a film together, when you shoot a film, you are drawn into the moment. You want each…

— Michel Gondry

The energy of first-time directors is tremendous. They work beyond the limits for a hit in this competitive industry.

— Vijay Sethupathi

A lot of films in Canada are subsidized by the government, and compared to a studio, the government really stays out of…

— Kristen Hager

I'm a real nature lover, so whenever possible, I like to get to the beach or get to a forest or get…

— Murray Bartlett

Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a brilliant movie. It's about four hours long, but it's so well done.

— Erik Estrada

You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the…

— Ann Macbeth

You just try to find something that interests you, and particular something that interests you that's gonna consume you the way that…

— Tony Gilroy

People follow my movies for a reason, and that's because I believe in them, and I don't want to just make movies…

— Karla Souza

My first-ever celebrity crush was Val Kilmer from 'Top Secret!' Not his biggest film, but I remember loving him in that movie.

— Linda Cardellini

I don't feel that my marriage has anything to do with my career. It never hampers anyone's career in the film industry.

— Shefali Zariwala

When I make films, I don't think of any other directors or their work in terms of the rhythm of the editing…

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

I remember seeing 'The Bling Ring' in cinemas and loved it - it was so cool. And 'Marie Antoinette' - I watched…

— Angourie Rice

There are some stories - not even stories, some feelings - that you can't accomplish in cinema without using celluloid.

— David Lowery

In school I was sidelined by Tamil language teachers. But in the film industry, I got interested in Tamil poetry after reading…

— Mani Ratnam

I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much…

— Gary Oldman

The silent film was not only a vigorous popular art; it was a universal language - Esperanto for the eyes

— Kevin Brownlow

Obviously, my stuff has been more in the comedy realm, and I really believe that if I'm laughing behind the camera, then…

— Will Packer

Even after forty years of directing, shooting and editing films, when I collaborate with a male partner, people still perceive the man…

— Chris Hegedus

I love the irony of movies. I really do. For whatever reason, I'm incredibly intrigued by the irony of reality in a…

— Zack Snyder

And it's just my opinion that I don't think film school is necessary for filmmakers. But I don't want to discourage someone…

— Dave McCary

I think film is about images. Cinema needs good images. I think that if you don’t have good images, it’s not going…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

I actually cried during 'Titanic'. It was one of the few movies I've seen in the theater multiple times.

— Jason Earles

I became Patti's [Smith] messenger, basically, and the film is my view of how I learned about Patti.

— Steven Sebring