Cinema Quotes · Page 114

I go back to many films that I really love. Some Bresson, some Godard of the early times, the Cassavetes of those…

— Agnes Varda

I think one thing for sure that you learn the more films that you make is how important it is to choose…

— Brit Marling

Romantic scenes are a part of Bollywood cinema, and if the script demands some kind of intimacy, I have no issues with…

— Govinda

Of all the options I had got, I think whatever films I have chosen to do are best.

— Esha Gupta

I don't make films to say, 'See what a great director I am!' I don't go and please a particular actor. I…

— Sajid Khan

I won an award for my debut film. However, my career went up and down after that but I kept getting work.…

— Arbaaz Khan

*at the cinema* Hey, what movie are you going to see? Snakes on a plane. Snakes on a plane? What's it about?…

— Ash

The best date movies give you something to talk about. A movie that's a downer is a great way to find out…

— Henry Adams

'Alice' took over two years to make and took a great deal of planning, obviously much more than usual. We spent so…

— Jennifer Todd

The film itself, and my role as Moses, will always remain one of the creative peaks of my career.

— Charlton Heston

I try, in my films, to normalize things that maybe 20 or 30 years ago a film would have been about. 'Guess…

— Peter Hedges

Sci-fi films are as dead as westerns.

— Ridley Scott

As a director, you realise the bigger picture.

— Arbaaz Khan

It can be difficult to present mental illness in film without resorting to devices that, if not handled well, can seem heavy-handed…

— Brian Lindstrom

When you're in sync with the director, on the type of movie you want to make, the arc of the characters, how…

— Dwayne Johnson

I'm one of those people that think that what you put up on screen, no matter how you're stating it, is usually…

— Azazel Jacobs

I was studying psychology honours and was very happy in that zone. I had dreams of pursuing higher education. When the first…

— Koel Mallick

In my films writers are more important than actors.

— Shoojit Sircar

I think it is so much more fun to discover film in the movie theatre when there is so much anticipation about…

— Anne Hathaway

I grew up watching movies that just transformed my vision, not just in cinema, in life, and you discover that this -…

— Pablo Larrain

In fact, whenever I go and watch a film I don't like to read about them beforehand - I like to go…

— Elena Anaya

I have realized that there is no point doing a small film.

— Chunky Pandey

Doing comedy takes much lesser toll on you as a person. The overall exertion is not as much as a serious film…

— Kirti Kulhari

I feel that David took a risk with me. I have a sense that by starting off in the theatre and going…

— Julia Ormond

I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a…

— Abi Morgan

My first films, 'Tamizhan' and 'Whistle,' showcased me in a different light - as an urbane composer.

— D. Imman

You can talk film theory till you're blue in the face, but in the end, the thing that may haunt you most…

— Stephanie Zacharek

It is a very important film, Life And Nothing More, in that what was filmed was inspired by a journey I had…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I learned that as a director, you're around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good…

— Ben Affleck

I have made almost as many films in England as I have in America. I will come back to England again and…

— Steven Spielberg

The older I get, the more I'm drawn to the smaller films, but I still hope to keep bigger films in my…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

— Jiang Wen

It's interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if…

— Brendan Gleeson

I love gritty drama. I'm passionate about films and drama that make you think - hard-hitting, gravelly characters.

— Emma Rigby

I only pay to take my son to the movies, because most of the time I only watch European movies, independent movies,…

— Antoine Fuqua

When I was 12 or 13, I started going to the cinema myself.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I don't know if cinema can change society, but if it can make us show some empathy, that's a good start.

— Shriya Saran

A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know…

— Jose Padilha

I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional.

— Vilmos Zsigmond

[After Easy Rider] I couldn't get another movie, so I lived in Mexico City for a couple of years. I lived in…

— Dennis Hopper