There are parallels between filmmaking and climbing mountains just in terms of the commitment it requires, absolute devotion, and the belief that… — Jimmy Chin Copy Share Image
Very quickly I realized that directing is a combination of things: It's visual, it's directing the actors, it's telling a story. And… — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
When the American documentary filmmaker Donn Alan Pennebaker wanted to do a film on Dylan, Dylan asked him what he'd already done,… — Raymond Depardon Copy Share Image
Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it’s all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit… — Thomas Bidegain Copy Share Image
Sometimes you go to a film and well, you are not very concentrated. In reading, you have to concentrate, to spend the… — Albert Serra Copy Share Image
I would be happy if they just gave out nominations and there weren't any Oscars. But winning them is definitely an experience… — Walter Murch Copy Share Image
What is good is what it's going to lead to, like the song "Jai Ho." If good numbers are going to come… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
All great films are a resolution of a conflict between darkness and light. There is no single right way to express yourself.… — Vittorio Storaro Copy Share Image
I like traveling and I like not being part of the film world. Especially when you're in the middle of a junket,… — Martin McDonagh Copy Share Image
For this game, we shot it just like it as if it was a film so there wasn't that much different from… — Josie Maran Copy Share Image
I think everyone agrees First Contact was our best film, and even at that, they're kind of... I don't know, they're sort… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
You're talking to somebody who two years ago couldn't figure out how to use e-mail and who now has carpal tunnel. It… — Robert Greenwald Copy Share Image
There is a whole spectrum of possibilities encompassed by the word entertainment, but I do believe that film has developed into the… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
It's a lonely world, being independent, and they can come away with the idea that if Lloyd Kaufman can make movies with… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
In the end of the day, you are human. Film is a job which is not an individual job; you have tons… — Preity Zinta Copy Share Image
It's 2009, things change. I'm a creature of habit, so in the beginning I wanted it to be as much like the… — Kim Richards Copy Share Image
How much do you have to pay someone to be in a George Clooney/Alexander Payne film? Nothing! Because everyone in the world… — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
With stand-up, I can have an idea, go down the street to a comedy club and work on it, flesh it out,… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
I think that right now we're in a very hard moment and off-putting. I mean, look at shoes today - women's shoes.… — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
We were in another planet and we were reaching for something closer to a fable. It was something fabulous. I started looking… — Alex Abreu Copy Share Image
Some big movies are terrific, and some aren't. They're made for different reasons, and they have different impacts and they're very different… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
The cinematography is as much involved with the physicality of the scene, so a lot of our shots are hand-held. I felt… — J. Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
Although I don't get the parts in films or other television shows that would be befitting of a huge, international star, I… — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
I love working with the best directors in the world and great material. If I get an opportunity to do that, I'm… — Daryl Hannah Copy Share Image
I think things go wrong when there's not a very specific plan and specific emotional roadmap. You need to know what a… — Paul Feig Copy Share Image
[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I like to work in films, but I'd love to work in the technical side of film. I'd love to work with,… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
I want to tell stories which require something of an audience, by way of thought, argument, emotion, because I'm more often in… — Anthony Minghella Copy Share Image
For some reason at Sundance, more than other festivals that I'm aware of, you find filmmakers rushing to screen works that sometimes… — Thom Powers Copy Share Image
A James Bond film can be artistically fulfilling. Absolutely it can. It can be complex, and it can be interesting. I consider… — Christoph Waltz Copy Share Image
Being an African filmmaker, Africa is what's important for me. If I were to shot a film in France or elsewhere it… — Abderrahmane Sissako Copy Share Image
The structure of my novels has nothing to do with the narrative mode of cinema. My novels would be very difficult to… — Agustin Fernandez Mallo Copy Share Image
It's not just women in film, 18-year-old girls feel pressure to do preventative injecting. I see someone's face, someone's body who has… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
We have new tools that can give the audience a sense of not only being there, which is the key element in… — Greg MacGillivray Copy Share Image
I would put my pictures up against anybody's in this world. Certainly in my own day I bow to no one. I… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a… — David Morrissey Copy Share Image
I've often been accused of, 'Oh the movies looked good but there's no story,' but I disagree with that in theory, and… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
There's a thing I really mind hearing, when someone says: "That's not my kind of film, I don't want to go and… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
I'm always dictated to be what I want to do, and I have a love affair with every movie I've done, and… — Tony Scott Copy Share Image
![“The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want to be taught any lessons. [...] I get more letters for Twelve Chairs and Life Stinks than I get from any other movies, because people actually agree with the philosophy…” quote by Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/516/mel-brooks-2308_agree_the-audience-they-see-the-name-mel-brook_114482.jpg)
![“[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge, and he gave us a lot of materials, which we read. For me, the greatest resource was actually shooting the film in Prague.” quote by Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e7a/cillian-murphy-4370_film_we-were-very-lucky-that-sean-ellis-resea_135960.jpg)
![“I like to work in films, but I'd love to work in the technical side of film. I'd love to work with, say, Greg Nicotero [The Walking Dead] in kind of, like, special makeup effects. I'd probably say, "Good with clay and latex." Although I don't know what kind of job that'd get me.” quote by Simon Pegg](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/5b2/simon-pegg-4365_cinema_i-like-to-work-in-films-but-i-d-love-to_115225.png)
