I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
It's truly gratifying to see my films reach beyond a familiar public, to get a chance to move new audiences. It's nuts.… — Jacques Audiard Copy Share Image
For four years, we didn't do any 'Halloweens,' ... But I believed in it. It's not a genius creation or anything. But… — Moustapha Akkad Copy Share Image
Financing films that are demanding is a task, in itself. Because people are so afraid of taking any kind of chance, because… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I never aspire to be objective because I don't believe in objectivity. It's important to be truthful, and it's important to make… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
Cable has come along; many all-news 24 hour cable outlets in the United States. They have cut deeply into the traditional networks'… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
A workshop is a way of renting an audience, and making sure you're communicating what you think you're communicating. It's so easy… — Octavia Butler Copy Share Image
I'm happy when people come up and say how they feel about what your character went through, you know, I went through… — Kimberly Elise Copy Share Image
Conflict is the basis of drama. I guess that goes back as long as time has existed as far as mankind is… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this;… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I wanted to make sure that my act was family friendly for tonight, but I don't have babies. So I thought that… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
That literary-popular distinction is, in my view, vastly overstated. At the far poles there are clearly books that are purely commercial and… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
I can feel how an audience is reacting when I'm on a stage, but when you are on stage, your perception is… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
I've had my fill of "One Way To Rock" or "I Can't Drive 55." Those are guy songs to me, and I'm… — Sammy Hagar Copy Share Image
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an… — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
When you do something unusual, the audience doesn't 100 percent know what you're up to in the beginning. And if you're doing… — Greg Daniels Copy Share Image
I have a really good idea for a novel and would like to just kind of try my hand at fiction. I'm… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
The consumption of information, films, music has been changing in recent decades. It's hard to know what will become the film that… — Lucrecia Martel Copy Share Image
I've always been up for a challenge, and you gotta connect with the camera and the audience the same way you gotta… — Brady Jandreau Copy Share Image
Even though standup seems like one-way conversation, if you're doing it right, it's actually a two-way discussion between the comic and the… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm reaching a huge audience. I'm doing what artists like Beyonce are doing in terms of selling out stadiums. The difference is… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid… — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
When you make a film like this, you must have the highest expectations of your audience. Having worked in situations where we… — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
You use marketing to see what an audience's first impression is because that is something you can never really know yourself until… — David Nutter Copy Share Image
Everybody goes through a stage where you have it. And, all of a sudden, you don't have it anymore. You get older… — Bobby Vinton Copy Share Image
I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
Batman's not mine. He doesn't necessarily belong to me. As a character, he belongs first to the audience and second to the… — Tom King Copy Share Image
Pardon the plug, but what I like most about Toronto is Metro Morning's audience. I think it's got to be the most… — Andy Barrie Copy Share Image
I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what… — Rick Moranis Copy Share Image
Yes, I mean, There's nothing like it. There is an added sense of pressure because of that, but there's also nothing like… — Michael C. Hall Copy Share Image
Audiences always love the baddies. Especially these ones that are so witty and charming and outrageously devious - everything you're not supposed… — Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Copy Share Image
Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
There's a very interesting article or symposium to be written on just the real difference between comedy filmmaking and non-comedy. Because, you… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
You work hard and you pray, and you do something where you know the energy around the project is right, but you… — Jussie Smollett Copy Share Image
I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Working with newbies has its own advantages as they're open to ideas and the audience can see the actresses as themselves, devoid… — Vijay Antony Copy Share Image
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