Film Quotes · Page 607

I have been working on one film at a time. One film recovers a little cost and that helps me move on…

— Shoojit Sircar

I'm from the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of screenwriting. I just like to preserve what works and ignore…

— Andrew Dominik

There are definitely strictly independent movies. 'Gummo' is one. Another is one I made, 'Fresh,' a $3 million movie which Boaz Yakin…

— Lawrence Bender

I like language, and in film, language is diluted by the visuals and the music. Theatre is what I was trained for.

— Joseph Fiennes

Harvey Weinstein bought our film, and he's an animal. He's got us out there campaigning and everything because honestly it's a silent…

— Penelope Ann Miller

Life is now a film, don't end it, we are all here for a reason but so many people cut that film…

— Chenoa Cobb

In other films and TV shows, we might say, "Well, they're just evil." In our show [Daredeval], we're trying to say, "There's…

— Charlie Cox

A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.

— Abhishek Bachchan

Every film is a remake of a previous film, or a remake of a television series that everyone loved in the 1960s,…

— Alan Moore

The film opens up the world beyond Katniss' point of view, allowing the audience access to the happenings of places like the…

— Suzanne Collins

Sometimes listening to music can motivate you. It can. But if you're a musician, that isn't always the way to get new…

— Tori Amos

For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made…

— Doug Liman

I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before…

— Boman Irani

I think its pretty clear that film is the pre-eminent art form of our age. If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were…

— Banksy

When you think of a movie, most people imagine a two hour finished, polished product. But to get to that two hour…

— George Kennedy

I believe if you go to a movie theatre, and you see something you think is incredible, if you walk out of…

— Kevin Spacey

I've been really lucky to work with a lot of theater directors in the film, like Stephen Daldry on 'The Crown' and…

— Vanessa Kirby

There were many, many other 'Django' films following mine, with other actors and directors, but there is only one 'Django.'

— Franco Nero

Sometimes, more money is spent on promotion of a film than the making of it. I don't understand that logic. The movie…

— Naseeruddin Shah

Most people who make movies are in real life a bitter disappointment. I, on the other hand, am so much better in…

— Marlene Dietrich

I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.

— Rani Mukerji

Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.

— Xander Berkeley

I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

— Norman Wisdom

I'm usually known for films that look beautiful and attractive, probably because I am a cinematographer too.

— Rajiv Menon

The films I've made for children have been my hardest work, my best, because kids deserve the best.

— Emma Thompson

While signing a film, I take into account the producer, the banner and how much money they are actually going to put…

— Dino Morea

Steven Spielberg makes Minority Report with the newest digital technology; other directors seem to be trying to make their movies from it.

— Roger Ebert

When a dramatic actor does a funny film, people are like, 'Wonderful! I didn't know he was funny!' But when it flips,…

— Will Ferrell

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a…

— John Gielgud

Stage actors are usually much more conscious of speaking up and making sure that everyone can hear in the back of the…

— Clint Eastwood

The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.

— Mara Wilson

I've never written an original piece for film; all the original things I've done are for the stage.

— Tom Stoppard

It is truly connected to your job as an actor, and it benefits the character and the entire film to build a…

— Fred Hechinger

Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.

— Ben Barnes

I'm still in awe of Madhuri. I've grown up watching her movies, and to see her in a film like 'Dedh Ishqiya,'…

— Huma Qureshi

I have no problem getting financing. I have a problem catching ideas that I fall in love with for the next feature.

— David Lynch

Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

You never get time at Working Title, sadly, to enjoy any film's success, because you're worrying about the next lot.

— Eric Fellner

I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera. Each film I make is kind of a…

— Bernardo Bertolucci

I still don't know what the film was about because all I remember is a whole lot of technical dialogue about a…

— Anthony Hopkins