Rome has New York's formlessness, aimlessness, a kind of hard-boiled sophistication, blase about everything. In their filmmaking, too, the Italians have this… — Paul Morrissey Copy Share Image
I thought I should try something relatively inexpensive, relatively contained, relatively small. I started working on a feature, a film I'd still… — Charles Ferguson Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a filmmaker and became one through sheer single-mindedness. I came to filmmaking from a background in graphic… — Neil Marshall Copy Share Image
Howard Hughes innovation was in the aviation field. His designs and spirit of experimentation was at the forefront. As far as his… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Here's the thing: I come from a filmmaking background, so this concept of sort of overseeing a television show but not directing… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
We actually try our best to be non-biased, but for me, that was the best movie ["Sicario"], filmmaking-wise and storytelling-wise, and connected… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
Because of the cumbersome nature of filmmaking, it's only recently that it has become available to the masses, with digital equipment and… — John Landis Copy Share Image
We took a very interesting journey from being really extreme art house filmmakers. But we find that working in commercial filmmaking and… — Joe Russo Copy Share Image
I never really cared much for Hollywood or movies. But the curiosity for filmmaking, and expanding myself as an actor and my… — Heath Ledger Copy Share Image
At times doc filmmaking feels more rewarding creatively. Because you are creating something out of pure cinema - instead of narrative cinema,… — George Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of movies that were great and scary, but not particularly fancy in their filmmaking or performance. And they're… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
I'm a huge Marvel fan and the fact that they take the liberties that they do in filmmaking I think, if anything,… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
I saw 'The Shining' in eighth grade. I watched it on VHS at a sleepover and was petrified, totally petrified. And I… — Mike Flanagan Copy Share Image
I get rejections from the New Yorker. When I had to give a little talk to the people graduating from the MBA… — Kevin Sessums Copy Share Image
Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, filmmaking, business - everything. I think you could have an intellectual ability, but if… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I like figuring out where I need to be mentally so that I'm not thinking about the camera and that it's second… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not… — Frederick Wiseman Copy Share Image
Several years ago, as I was transitioning from film finance to film production and writing again, someone asked me how long I… — Gabriel Campisi Copy Share Image
I've come to a point where I just want to do movies that I just believe in. I have come to an… — James Franco Copy Share Image
The stoic drama 'A Somewhat Gentle Man' is photographed in a palate of steel gray tones that match Stellan Skarsgard's complexion. It's… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
I am my own worst critic, and I look at 'Death Sentence' now, and I go, 'Oh wow, I have really come… — James Wan Copy Share Image
Filmmaking became a possible way for me to combine my interest in photography and in gathering stories, as well as my interest… — Joshua Marston Copy Share Image
“Film analysis enables us to recognize how the filmmakers have their magic on us, how all the constituent elements of the film… — Jon Lewis Copy Share Image
I have been incredibly fortunate to be able to work with good directors and for me it's not really a plan each… — Sacha Baron Cohen Copy Share Image
I am always in self-doubt... every moment of my filmmaking. I am supremely confident when the story is being written and everything… — S. S. Rajamouli Copy Share Image
When I first moved from photography to filmmaking, I was worried about how big I had to become. I was one person,… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
When I was an actor in some movies a long time ago, I was so curious about all the camera movements -… — Stephen Chow Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm still learning a lot. I think there's a tendency for people who are just doing their first couple… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
I think we all go through times in our lives when we decide, "I'm going to try something else." I tried filmmaking… — Samuel Bayer Copy Share Image
Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. It's the cross pollination of… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
There are a million ideas in a world of stories. Humans are storytelling animals. Everything's a story, everyone's got stories, we're perceiving… — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
IN ALL MY FILMS, IT SEEMED IMPORTANT TO ME TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, LOST… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
The advice you give to young directors for sure is to go out and become some version of a successful movie actor.… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
In 'The Bourne Identity,' I wanted to give the audience the feeling of being in the car with Jason Bourne, not just… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I'm happy that I feel a little less out of place in filmmaking than I once was - but it's almost impossible… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CINEMA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ART HAS ITS OWN POSSIBILITIES… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
Treat your career as a business. Invest your earnings into good tools that can enhance your business. Film businesses are the same… — Elliot Grove Copy Share Image
When I studied with Nicholas Ray he was always telling us, "If you want to make films, watch a lot of films,… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
The biggest thing I have realized was that you have to choose your collaborators very carefully, and that not everybody can like… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image