Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.

Whatever I have been doing in regional cinema, is restricted to the region.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free.

— Olivier Martinez

The boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It's unbelievable. The film critics don't know my artwork and the art world doesn't…

— Agnes Varda

I really wanted to take the viewer to the 'here and now' regarding the exterminations, and communicate directly in a visceral way. The art…

— Laszlo Nemes

For me, what counts the most is my film. I can express myself and therefore take care of myself through my art. Cinema not…

— Maimouna Doucoure

Film has become a marketed commodity, and the opportunities and audiences for art cinema have grown smaller. There is a general downturn in cultural…

— Roger Ebert

My art is applied to another art which is cinema, that makes my life much easier.

— Alexandre Desplat

Art cinema is easier to do as situations in it are closer to real life.

— Shabana Azmi

It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial…

— Om Puri

“The art of the cinema,’ Truffaut allegedly said, ‘is to point the camera at a beautiful woman.”

— Salman Rushdie

There is no such thing as art cinema, there is only cinema.

— Joy Mathew

“The art of cinema begins with scraping the chewing gum off the seats.”

— Theodore Roszak

For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it's a character that is given by the…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

All art cinema is not great; some of the films can put you to sleep.

— Suhasini Maniratnam

I was working with two prolific directors Raj Kapoor and Satyajit Ray at the same time. It was an amazing experience to shoot with…

— Simi Garewal