Filmmaker Quotes · Page 16

I think in general with micro-budget films right now, it's rough. The economy is rough. I think that affects everyone from big…

— Greta Gerwig

I'm a documentary filmmaker, I know what it means to craft a story, especially when you've shot a lot of material.

— Max Joseph

I don't like it when a filmmaker has an agenda and I don't know it. When the contract is not clear, that's…

— Davis Guggenheim

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

— Francis Ford Coppola

I don't think that anybody really makes films quite like mine. That's maybe true of any filmmaker.

— Errol Morris

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

— Tim Robbins

It's always nice to have another filmmaker to reassure you that you are making a good quality film.

— Rana Daggubati

I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.

— Lena Dunham

In a weird way, I never wanted - I don't consider myself a very good writer. I consider myself okay; I don't…

— Sam Esmail

I think 99% of the whole thing is to have passion about the idea yourself. I think part of your job as…

— Alice Lowe

As intelligent and responsible filmmakers, working in a free society, we have a duty to ensure that our chosen medium is a…

— David Puttnam

I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

For me, whether or not a film has some kind of massive budget or is an independent film, or however it's getting…

— Bryce Dallas Howard

I was, and am, a frustrated filmmaker and film student, and my passion and love for movies was so broad that, in…

— Alex Graves

With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take…

— Ti West

One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers -…

— Yo-Yo Ma

I guess what inspires me most is the desire to draw out feelings that feel best expressed on the written page by…

— Guy Maddin

One thing we haven't mentioned is something everyone should understand very clearly. Look at the budget that was invested in 'Avatar': who…

— Jackie Chan

In Hollywood, you tend to get pigeonholed to certain genres, and then when you try to do something different, it's not always…

— Renny Harlin

We became a congresswoman, a stay-at-home mom, a filmmaker, and a journalist. And Lino and I taught our children that they could…

— Diana DeGette

[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

I often envy a filmmaker or a playwright or an author where people are like, "Yeah, I sat down every night and…

— Dan Deacon

I'm really passionate about the song Sky Spills Over. It was fun creating it in the studio and I've been overwhelmed at…

— Michael W. Smith

The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea and I can pretty much…

— Mike Patton

I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it's at and where a lot of trends begin. It's where…

— Zooey Deschanel

America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.

— Jose Antonio Vargas

The most successful filmmakers are not always the most knowledgeable ones. They are the ones who put action to what they learnt.…

— Elliot Grove

I want to do my own thing, and I'm trying to get closer to realizing that as a filmmaker.

— Charlie Kaufman

I always have said, you know it's not for me to forgive or to condemn, I'm a filmmaker.

— Joshua Oppenheimer

I never intended to be a documentary filmmaker. I think I became a documentary filmmaker because I had trouble writing, and I…

— Errol Morris

Im free - but Im also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only…

— Bahman Ghobadi

I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning,…

— Mark Boal

My father is an absolute inspiration and such a gifted filmmaker. I have learned and continue to learn so much from him.

— Hrithik Roshan

If you know the filmmaker is good and the leading actor is a movie star like Diane Lane, you know you're part…

— Kevin Connolly

You know, I think Chris Nolan is an incredibly intelligent filmmaker, and I think Leonardo DiCaprio is an incredibly talented actor.

— Ryan Kavanaugh

I became a filmmaker because I wanted to deal with issues that intrigued me, that I thought were pertinent, that would start…

— Justin Lin

I tried so hard to be a more avant-garde, less narrative filmmaker, but it just didn't come naturally to me.

— Kelly Reichardt

When a filmmaker tries to make a good film and if he gets success in that then definitely it's a nice feeling.

— Boney Kapoor

I think of myself as an amateur filmmaker, not a professional, in the sense that "amateur" means love of something, for the…

— Jim Jarmusch

From the perspective of being a filmmaker, you're just really grateful for festivals. A lot of movies won't even be seen if…

— Kelly Reichardt