Though every film teaches me at least three new things, I don't subscribe to doing homework about a character's backstory unless it's… — Ranvir Shorey Copy Share Image
From a writing standpoint, maybe television is a little more satisfying because it's not all hinging on one thing. You can experiment,… — Seth MacFarlane Copy Share Image
I know that some filmmakers strive for a kind of naturalistic approach, but you're never going to capture something that's really natural… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
First, there has been a lot of interest in The Drive-in, but, alas, it hasn't actually come to fruition. Maybe soon. Don… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I got used to [ Lars Von Trier] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not… — Aurora Guerrero Copy Share Image
In music, we can still record analog and then do the post production in digital. In film, sooner or later, we're not… — Mathieu Demy Copy Share Image
The studios are making fewer films. They are making more expensive films. Profits are tougher to come by. Not only because of… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
We like movies that are going to have a great sense of fun and thrill to them while at the same time… — Anthony Russo Copy Share Image
In most of my films I write the music into the script. I'm listening to songs and lyrics that empower the themes… — Warwick Thornton Copy Share Image
My father, George, has also affected the choices in my life regarding films. I like films that take chances or say something… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
As a studio executive, I took the approach that people are competent until proven otherwise. But when you make a movie, because… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
[Having bigger budget] allowed me to be a full-time filmmaker for a couple months and not have to have a day job… — Joe Swanberg Copy Share Image
I had wanted to make this film [Suffragette] for over a decade. There has never been a cinematic rendition of this story.… — Sarah Gavron Copy Share Image
My audience is comprised of three categories. The first category contains the people who decide after the first five minutes that they've… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And… — Jan de Bont Copy Share Image
The colors of 'The Nutcracker' ballet score have become a part of the vocabulary of film music. It's where so much of… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I'm a filmmaker, I'm a storyteller, an entertainer, if you will, so what can I do to participate? Well, I'm not a… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
A film is like a message dropped in a bottle in the sea that somebody finds. Every time somebody finds it, it's… — Jaco Van Dormael Copy Share Image
That's the process of making the film and it isn't until the world puts their eyes to it that you find out… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
They filled our lives so much, the films they were in made us laugh, think and cry. Through their work they shared… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
We don't watch the film anymore because we've seen it so many times, so we'll introduce it, walk out and we'll come… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical… — James Dean Copy Share Image
Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
There was no actually stock footage in "Medium Cool." I wrote the script. I wrote the riots. And I integrated the actors… — Haskell Wexler Copy Share Image
Whatever character you play, whatever film it is, whatever story it is, for me, in my training it's always something that gives… — Julia Ormond Copy Share Image
It's very fashionable to talk about human trafficking in this fantastic AC hall. It's very nice for discussion, discourse, making films and… — Sunitha Krishnan Copy Share Image
I go where the material is, and I feel like I'm looking for really strong directors. That's the key ingredient. There are… — Olivia Thirlby Copy Share Image
We just worked hard to not just get things right and authentic, but also to make it consistent and visually right. For… — Lone Scherfig Copy Share Image
When David Fincher called me up a few years ago and said, 'Hey, I'd like you to score this film 'The Social… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
There are perennial stories like 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sherlock Holmes' and those sorts of things, which have been around since almost… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I… — Sean Bean Copy Share Image
There's a paraphrase about Orson Welles saying: "Great films are made by great directors and the rest are made by everyone else."… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible… — Laura Harring Copy Share Image
In 1982 I bought the newly released Makina Plaubel 55mm fixed-lens camera. With this shift from 35mm to 6 x 7, I… — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
I've been with the project for like three years: creating it, pushing it. [There] becomes a certain doubt when you're pitching this… — Steven Caple Jr Copy Share Image
Vulcans are so smart. There's no excess; it's just enough. I learned coming away from the film that less really is much… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
People say, 'Oh, you're famous now, so you must go to L.A.' - I don't live in L.A. now - but it's… — Nick Frost Copy Share Image
Most movies, I forget about them while I'm watching them. I go every single day. But I've never thought about participating in… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
![“I got used to [ Lars Von Trier] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do these narrations for you but you never put me in a film! So he called my bluff and put me in 'Melancholia' and I was thrilled about that.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/ccf/john-hurt-1669_bluffs_i-got-used-to-lars-von-trier-doing-the-n_55595.png)
![“[Having bigger budget] allowed me to be a full-time filmmaker for a couple months and not have to have a day job and be balancing a bunch of other stuff. It allowed me to bring in all these people from different parts of the country. It allows me to have an actual food budget, where we could eat…” quote by Joe Swanberg](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/359/joe-swanberg-15317_bigger_having-bigger-budget-allowed-me-to-be-a_1561812.jpg)
![“I had wanted to make this film [Suffragette] for over a decade. There has never been a cinematic rendition of this story. I had not been taught any of the history of the movement at school, and the version I had gleaned had been the Mary Poppins story of women in large hats, petitioning. There was…” quote by Sarah Gavron](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/56f/sarah-gavron-53093_cinematic_i-had-wanted-to-make-this-film-suffraget_1650094.jpg)
![“I've been with the project for like three years: creating it, pushing it. [There] becomes a certain doubt when you're pitching this story to people. ["The Land" is] a cautionary tale. It's not the brightest or best ending to a film when you're telling a cautionary tale about four kids, kids who…” quote by Steven Caple Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/9c9/steven-caple-jr-49791_cautionary-tales_i-ve-been-with-the-project-for-like-thre_2872134.jpg)
