If you take a really good book, then the potential is for a really good film. But you've got to get it… — Christopher Hampton Copy Share Image
When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film. — Francois Truffaut Copy Share Image
“This is Hollywood's dirty little secret. It's not about making movies. Are you kidding? Forget that shit about "the Dream Factory." It's… — Jerry Stahl Copy Share Image
I don't like post-modernism. It's cynical, and takes no discipline - you just copy. It doesn't allow a film to be open… — Luca Guadagnino Copy Share Image
One of the things you do as a writer and as a filmmaker is grasp for resonant symbols and imagery without necessarily… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
Yes, doing a Kannada film is like a homecoming. This industry is like family to me. I have known people here since… — Meghana Raj Copy Share Image
A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make… — Kajol Copy Share Image
You're not going to learn about acting on TV and in film. You'll learn more in plays and in class. — Andrea Navedo Copy Share Image
Film acting, if you don't play the lead, you come, and you do your scenes in a few days, and you act… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
Sure, and that's the cool thing about DVD: you can pack stuff on the disc that would've been too much for the… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I do like working on independent films where it is a smaller budget and less pressure. The pace is also quicker than… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
Sometimes, a scene goes on too long and, with this being a suspense story and murder mystery that you're trying to discover… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness as a… — Vincent Canby Copy Share Image
Musicals and horror films can be very non-verbal and very pure cinema with movement. The camera is justified in being a character.… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I think if there was no violence in our world, there would be no violence in film. Violence is a part of… — Niels Arden Oplev Copy Share Image
I think if people who are attacking me or against me, if they would just watch one of my films, they would… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
When you're making a movie in 18 days you have to be able to make decisions and have a streamlined reporting structure. — Tony Krantz Copy Share Image
What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do. — Richard McCabe Copy Share Image
I'm either going to have the career I want doing films, or I'll do something else - I'll be gone. — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
The most important thing you have to do is practice. Watch the film and be self confident, but also be self critical… — Nelson Agholor Copy Share Image
The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing. — Jack Valenti Copy Share Image
To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being. — Mark Polish Copy Share Image
You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It's very structured, but it's all worked out from elaborate… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to do… — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you. — Beth Henley Copy Share Image
When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I have seen 'OK Kanmani,' and I really enjoyed it. I loved Dulquer's performance. I became a fan of his after seeing… — Aditya Roy Kapur Copy Share Image
I have this embedded faith in the process through which films of a certain type get discovered on longer timelines. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
“I go to the movies because – I like adventure. Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work, so I… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance. — Martin Bashir Copy Share Image
I've had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it's paparazzi photographers or for film posters. — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV,… — Kelly Reilly Copy Share Image
My life, my reading, everything about me revolves around the cinema. So for me, cinema is life, and vice-versa. — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
I'm more embarrassed about some of the films that I've been in than I am about Playboy. Playboy I'm actually quite proud… — Claudia Christian Copy Share Image
What's great about the way 'Shame''s been received is that I kept on thinking there's no way this film will be received… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
There are directors that I want to work with and that I admire. You can love a script, but if it doesn't… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
My role in 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a cameo, but it did expose me to cinema and took me to Cannes. I then… — Arfi Lamba Copy Share Image
I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's… — Aaron Eckhart Copy Share Image
It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this — this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I’ve… — Aron Ralston Copy Share Image
We are living at a time where there are so many films available to watch through so many formats all the time.… — Megan Griffiths Copy Share Image
