Film Quotes · Page 499

So you know, as a filmmaker you have to get it all right in the writing stage. After that, one has to…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I always, as a firm rule, make my movies based on how inexpensively I can make them because that means the more…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Some filmmakers, you know, have their style and then they kind of go looking for the movie. I'm not like that. I…

— Steven Soderbergh

I haven't really had a major role in film for about 12 years. But I never stopped working in the theater. I…

— Jacki Weaver

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you…

— Josh Peck

I remember loving 'Braveheart,' and I still do! It was one of those films my family had on video and we watched…

— Rose Leslie

I have realised that I am not cut out for the regular, commercial potboilers. I know I don't have it in me…

— Nani

It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me…

— Jason Reitman

When I first heard the 'Urumi' script, I was surprised, shocked, and excited. It was a strong script with a reference to…

— Nithya Menen

Gian Luigi Polidoro and his girlfriend had written this script, it was an American comedy, and they decided I was the guy…

— Brent Spiner

I didn't know anything about film when I first started - I was a painter - but I [always] felt that sound…

— David Lynch

I think we give too much importance to artists talking about the art and the film and the books and the plays…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they…

— Maggie Smith

Every film by Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Don Cheadle will have great acting and carry good…

— Brian J. White

I know my audience, and they, in turn, know my cinema. When I pick a subject, it's for a family audience. I…

— Rohit Shetty

My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support…

— Jeffrey Jones

Rajini sir's character in 'Petta' is inspired from the same name from Tamil film 'Mullum Malarum.'

— Karthik Subbaraj

If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as…

— Glenn Frey

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

— Julianna Margulies

I don't believe that you can judge the worth of a movie in the atmosphere in which it comes out the first…

— Joe Dante

I usually don't mind movies that people think go overboard because that's what art is all about. Art is about pushing us…

— Ice Cube

I mean, look, I wear makeup in films. I don't wear makeup in real life. It's just part of the gig, that's…

— Bruce Willis

Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences.

— Alexey Suetin

There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress.

— Gaby Hoffmann

Multiplexes are being very unkind to small films. They are giving a lot more space and value to the big budget films…

— Manoj Bajpayee

Firoz Nadiadwala is a close friend; he was the first person who asked me to direct a film for him. I would…

— Paresh Rawal

As a second unit director, you're entrusted to shoot the action sequences. On every movie, it's slightly different.

— David Leitch

I'd always wanted the show to be more reality based science fiction, something along the lines of The Day the Earth Stood…

— Gil Gerard

Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to…

— Martin Donovan

'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.

— Karan Johar

Suspense films are often based on communication problems, and that affects all of the plot points. It almost gives it kind of…

— Ira Sachs

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated…

— Adam Arkin

I choose films preferably based on content, and then I see the kind of team I have to work with.

— Fawad Khan

I can't see any reason why a film shouldn't be stylized and visually beautiful. I don't think a beautiful set is pretentious.

— Alain Resnais

Seth [Rogen] and Evan [Goldberg] finally convinced a company to finance the film [ Sausage Party] and Sony to distribute it.

— David Krumholtz

I was a huge fan of 'Blade Runner.' That was a pretty formative film for me growing up. It really got my…

— Jack Reynor

The visual architecture of 'Biutiful' is the most sophisticated of all the films I have directed.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

There's a lot of dopes in life, and in film school. The interesting people are usually easy to find.

— Tim Heidecker

I think when it comes to television as opposed to film, the producers really are the writers. We work with people who…

— Marc Guggenheim

I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)

— Bum Phillips