I think I have underperformed as a filmmaker.

I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.

— Tom Hooper

I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.

— Adam Wingard

What I would say to filmmakers, if I may be so bold or so arrogant, is to draw inspiration from other filmmakers, but go…

— Lawrence Bender

As a filmmaker, you take reality and you tell a story from it.

— Hany Abu-Assad

Filmmakers get into trouble when they're watching too many DVDs and quoting all the time.

— James Mangold

I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public…

— Woody Allen

No, it's interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think it's a good idea; it needs to respect the original…

— Dario Argento

I used to see an ridiculous quantity of films; I think I saw every possible movie.

— Ginevra Elkann

I think the most experimental way to a film is to tell the story the traditional way, because everyone is doing the other thing.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I can't say that I wouldn't prefer to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms of the…

— John Hurt

A film is a chain of very difficult decisions, and I think one of them is to choose an accurate cast.

— Javier Camara

I think we've told a lot of lies about human behavior through film.

— Patricia Arquette

There are a lot of movies about misfits that are quite cool, that kind of glamorize it on some level. I think there are…

— Rebecca Hall

I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are.

— Sean Baker

In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know…

— Mathieu Kassovitz