Filmmaking Quotes · Page 12

I have had my innings. And in a way I am happy that I came in an era when a lot of…

— Waheeda Rehman

I think that, again, filmmaking is the director's medium in the end, and the best thing a producer can do is stay…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Everybody is completely different. I think there is no formula for filmmaking. Everybody finds their own way of doing things.

— Mia Wasikowska

Rajini sir has always been a part of my life from childhood. And I entered into filmmaking because I was influenced by…

— Karthik Subbaraj

I think, at the end of the day, filmmaking is a team, but eventually there's got to be a captain.

— Ridley Scott

I think people think filmmaking is fun, but I've never thought that. For me it's always been a lot of work and…

— Anonymous

That's the beauty of filmmaking: it's extremely humbling because you do it all over again all the time.

— Zal Batmanglij

“The best documentaries are independent. They don’t exist to serve interests, philanthropic or otherwise.”

— Nick Fraser

I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing. Filmmaking seemed to be a good compilation of all…

— Brendan Fletcher

Filmmaking is, a sort of uncontrolled process. I think it's very important to be open to the unexpected and at the same…

— Dagur Kari

It's all about this abstract entity called the story. It's all about the best way to tell the story, and to make…

— Jose Padilha

I would say that when I came into this chapter of my filmmaking career, starting with 'The Fighter,' there was this sense…

— David O. Russell

Film is a temporal medium as much as it is a visual medium: you're playing with time, and you don't have that…

— Jon Watts

I've never been linked to a co-star or director, never had drunken stupors or been disrespectful of a producer's position. I don't…

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

Invest in learning and discovering new filmmaking techniques is the next keystone to success. Film is changing rapidly right now. The last…

— Elliot Grove

I'm a proud filmmaker, but everyone seems to have forgotten that. You're introduced, and someone will say, 'Arrey! Karan Johar! He does…

— Karan Johar

I think a lot of people go into filmmaking thinking, "How can I make a career?" And so when they make their…

— Andrew Bujalski

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained…

— Bahman Ghobadi

Filmmaking is kind of a vain hobby when maybe we should all be taking to the streets. But it seems irresponsible not…

— Ryan Fleck

Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to figure it out, and you're going to do that…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I feel very strongly that a film isn't just a story, but the WAY that a story is told. It's why I…

— Larry Fessenden

What Joe and I get excited by, creatively, is exploring all of the different forms of filmmaking.

— Anthony Russo

Final cut is overrated. Only fools keep insisting on always having the final word. The wise swallow their pride in order to…

— Wim Wenders

I like challenges. If you're involved, as one is, in filmmaking, you want to challenge yourself. You don't want to repeat what…

— Jared Harris

I never had the idea that filmmaking was going to sustain me. I just always think: I get to go make a…

— Kelly Reichardt

Thhe essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact, as opposed to just delivering information.

— Richard Ray Perez

Feature filmmaking is a different kind of complication as documentary comes in the editing room.

— Nicholas Jarecki

After becoming Miss World, I now have some idea of what goes on behind the camera, and that filmmaking is a tedious…

— Manushi Chhillar

Young filmmakers are supposed to be the young turks that advance the current state of filmmaking ideas.

— Reginald Hudlin

To be animating at the same time, it's the ultimate freedom in filmmaking because you can literally put anything on the screen…

— Don Hertzfeldt

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to…

— Bryan Singer

Even bigger directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma have faced flak, that doesn't mean they've shied away from filmmaking.

— Gautham Menon

Documentary filmmaking ruins you for real life, because you learn to be extremely attentive.

— Frederick Wiseman

I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

A long-playing full shot is what always separates the men from the boys. Anybody can make movies with a pair of scissors…

— Orson Welles

I want to put everything I think I've learned about filmmaking and storytelling and put it to the test in other areas.

— Peter Jackson

I'm sure I can make a movie that doesn't feel like a seventies movie! But the truth is, that's my favorite era…

— Ben Affleck

Long, long before I became a filmmaker I was talking to killers. Filmmaking was an after thought.

— Errol Morris

At some point during the filmmaking process, you lose objectivity, and you need the eyes of someone who understands the process and…

— Sydney Pollack

I like how collaborative and cult-like filmmaking is. It's really family-oriented, tribe-oriented.

— Zal Batmanglij