Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing… — John Ford Copy Share Image
I always found something strangely paternal about the director-actor relationship. Actors want so much approval. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
Stanley Kubrick went with his gut feeling: he directed 'Dr. Strangelove' as a black comedy. The film is routinely described as a… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
I mean, obviously it's exciting for me to see what 'The Revenant' is doing in the box office. That's very exciting. — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
The refined simplicity should develop out of the complex. It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of… — Mary Pickford Copy Share Image
We had forgotten the art of using silence to convey emotions in our films and that's what you seem to have mastered.… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
I want to make a series of movies that run together, so if any crazy lunatic wants to watch them all in… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Honestly, I don't go out of my way to see animated movies. I'm mostly influenced by.. the films I tend to like… — Chris Wedge Copy Share Image
In principle, I think the idea of rewarding a good effort is interesting, but movies are generally different from each other as… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly, there are a number of well-developed, mainly female, stars helping Miss Taylor to hold the film industry together: Sophia Loren, Anita… — Patrick Kavanagh Copy Share Image
I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling… — Ben Burtt Copy Share Image
I never aspire to be objective because I don't believe in objectivity. It's important to be truthful, and it's important to make… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
Financing films that are demanding is a task, in itself. Because people are so afraid of taking any kind of chance, because… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I'm a big Harrison Ford fan. I kind of pattern a lot of things after him, the way that he's an every… — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
“It is a quintessential example of the whirling kinetics that drive a Keaton film, in which not just the medium but the… — Edward McPherson Copy Share Image
In film, a lot of the time you're not as engaged, it is all being given to you, and you're accepting it… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Some movies are simply magical. You can't really put your finger on any particular reason behind its success. — Nivin Pauly Copy Share Image
I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules. — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
I got frustrated with films like "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," where the only answer to deal with a Near-Earth Object is basically… — Nelly Ben Hayoun Copy Share Image
Kevin' is a psychological horror film. It uses genre elements, so hopefully it's exciting to watch. — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I'd like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way Chaplin did. I'll do that before… — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
I get to be in movies where it's mostly dialogue, and I want to be in something, that for me, feels like… — Derek Luke Copy Share Image
I like making mini-movies rather than just three-minute, place-the-champagne-here-for-sponsorship videos. — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
I grew up with a concept of cinema as a directorial thing, meaning the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not… — Luca Guadagnino Copy Share Image
No one can force you to do a film. I am responsible for the films I chose, hit or flop. I am… — Anushka Shetty Copy Share Image
I'm really into the way sound works in film, and I did a little bit of sound design for theater in college. — Hari Nef Copy Share Image
The movie business is not something that can come from the brain. It really comes from the soul and the heart. — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
I strongly believe cinema is popular culture. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That's life. — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
What I look for in a director is a strong point of view, a clear vision, and an ability to multitask and… — Donna Langley Copy Share Image
We watch movies about all sorts of things that we don't know anything about, but we do get caught up in the… — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
The people who work in the fashion industry and the people who work in the film industry have a lot in common.… — Gal Gadot Copy Share Image
To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
You sometimes get the sense that when people make sequels, they get conservative. If something worked, they do it over and over… — Justin Lin Copy Share Image
My interests were aroused, and my faith in the cliches of the subject destroyed, as so often with other subjects, by the… — George Stigler Copy Share Image
My kids get very upset with me when I leave to do film work, but they have a lot of patience with… — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
We always try to make the very best movie when we're working on and we can only think one at a time.… — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
It's impossible to tell you what I'm going to do except to say that I expect to make the best movie ever… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
Films can make you dream. They allow you to imagine a different world. It's why I decided to become a filmmaker. I… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time. — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
I feel like movies should stick to a genre and give the audience what they want, and then surprise them with the… — Paula Patton Copy Share Image
