The problem for independent filmmakers is that huge companies control all the promotion, all the advertising. Hollywood films' advertising budgets are as… — Robert Kane Pappas Copy Share Image
Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
No one's being precious about their music. They want the film to be great. And that was the huge lesson for me… — Steven Price Copy Share Image
As soon as something like Monty Python's 'The Life of Brian' appears with a Muhammad figure as the main lead, directed by… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
Normally, filmmakers would just write a script and cast people to act as certain characters in the story. But in my way… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
I started as a short filmmaker and found that one of the toughest challenges was getting your film to be watched. I… — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
And as a filmmaker, I'm trying to unhook myself from this idea that unless you have a brilliant, long, enormously lucrative theatrical… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
When I do encounter young women or aspiring filmmakers who tell me that I've inspired them or that my work means something… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I tried [being a mogul]. It bores me. I don't really want to produce other people's movies. Because they're either grown-up filmmakers… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
The population suffers from a fear of change, for their conditioning assumes a static identity, and challenging ones belief system, usually results… — Peter Joseph Copy Share Image
While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of American culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I'm from a Lebanese-American family. And I've been had lot of contacts and - with Arab-American community, especially Arab-American filmmakers and actors… — Tony Shalhoub Copy Share Image
I think that until a filmmaker knows that about him- or herself, the films they make will just be copies of other… — Megan Griffiths Copy Share Image
The Force is really a way of feeling; it's a way of being with life. It really has nothing to do with… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I have wondered if I might be placed on a watch list of some sort by the government, though. I know that… — Marshall Curry Copy Share Image
[Steven Spielberg's films] are comforting, they always give you answers and I don't think they're very clever answers. The success of most… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
Literally, the piece at the end is where the universe is cracked apart, it's a big moment. Basically, they, the filmmakers, have… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very… — Sofia Coppola Copy Share Image
In our society, as women filmmakers, we are expected to make films that empower women and that raise awareness about women's issues.… — Esra Saydam Copy Share Image
For a lot of filmmakers, their first goal is to be successful and make some money. But once people start doing that,… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
I always tell the younger filmmakers and students: Do it like the painters used to...Study they old masters. Enrich your palette. Expand… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make… — David Wain Copy Share Image
I like to read and dream and create music that is based on the imagery of text. If you have the combination… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
What if a kid goes to school after seeing Kill Bill and starts slicing up other kids? You know, I'll take that… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
It's said that if two documentary filmmakers meet they talk about the world, if two fiction filmmakers meet they talk about the… — Pirjo Honkasalo Copy Share Image
When we bring the filmmaker, we bring somebody to help us elevate the material with those things, to help us do something… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
I saw Dolce Vita and my mind was blown by it, by the synthesis. I realised I wanted to be a filmmaker… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
A lot of filmmakers and actors say, "It's so important to bring an authenticity to the role," blah, blah, blah. But then… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
If you're a writer, write. You just keep writing. And if you're a filmmaker, you keep doing what you can to keep… — Dana Brunetti 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
Kenny Lonergan, as a filmmaker, doesn't tell stories so much as he observes them, which is to say, his films don't come… — Bennett Miller 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
I think the purpose of test screenings is different for the studio and for the filmmaker. For the studio, I think they… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for… — Andrey Zvyagintsev Copy Share Image
I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I… — Bill Hader Copy Share Image
I am blessed to live and work in [France,] a country where women filmmakers are by and large not unfairly treated. So… — Anne Fontaine Copy Share Image
I don't like filmmakers to tell people how they should react to their movies. I absolutely have favorites, and I have others… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
![“I tried [being a mogul]. It bores me. I don't really want to produce other people's movies. Because they're either grown-up filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh or Kathryn Bigelow that didn't really need me - and I've produced both of them. It's fun to sit around with them and be collegial, but they…” quote by James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ed5/james-cameron-2754_bores_i-tried-being-a-mogul-it-bores-me-i-don_2804140.jpg)
![“[Steven Spielberg's films] are comforting, they always give you answers and I don't think they're very clever answers. The success of most Hollywood films these days is down to fact that they're comforting. They tie things up in nice little bows and give you answers, even if the answers are…” quote by Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/55b/terry-gilliam-7704_answers_steven-spielberg-s-films-are-comforting_2680890.jpg)
![“Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a long time without changing an angle, and allow you to do that along with them.” quote by Andrey Zvyagintsev](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4a8/andrey-zvyagintsev-34605_angle_film-entertains-with-different-angles-qu_2961638.jpg)
![“I am blessed to live and work in [France,] a country where women filmmakers are by and large not unfairly treated. So I wouldn't have much to contribute regarding issues faced as a female director.” quote by Anne Fontaine](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/059/anne-fontaine-47068_blessed_i-am-blessed-to-live-and-work-in-france_1077014.jpg)
