Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.

Howard Hughes was this visionary who was obsessed with speed and flying like a god... I loved his idea of what filmmaking was.

— Martin Scorsese

Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the blocking and…

— Martin Scorsese

You have to remain strong. That's the kind of filmmaker I want to encourage. Orson Welles was the one who said, you know, you…

— Martin Scorsese

I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own scores, because…

— Martin Scorsese

When I go on set, it's very important, the lenses I choose, what I choose to frame or not frame and that's how I…

— Justin Lin

“I foresee no possibility of venturing into themes showing a closer view of reality for a long time to come. The public itself will…

— D.W. Griffith

I feel like I'm still learning a lot. I think there's a tendency for people who are just doing their first couple of films…

— Anna Kendrick

“If you think that you can hide what your interests are, what your prurient interests are, what your noble interests are, what your fascinations…

— David Fincher

If you look at most mainstream filmmaking, to be honest, some of these films aren't even asking questions anymore at all.

— Karyn Kusama

Sometimes it wasn't even when we were knocking on doors, it would be, the phone would ring and somebody would say, "God told me…

— Stephen Kendrick

I love writing, but I stopped because I felt I was more effective approaching filmmaking from a different vantage point.

— Jack Nicholson

I've always traveled with the films because I want the audience to be my teacher so that I can learn for the next one.

— Sally Potter

Filmmaking seems more difficult but theatre comes with its own challenges.

— Puneet Issar

All drama is conflict. Without conflict, there is no action. Without action, there is no character. Without character, there is no story. And without…

— Syd Field

I earn my living by teaching film, mostly filmmaking but also teaching courses on current cinema. I'm interested in movies. I hope that's not…

— Thom Andersen