Cinema Quotes · Page 17

The lack of 'quality' films in Pakistan was one of the reasons why I stayed away.

— Saba Qamar

Marketing does have a lot to do with the success of a film. But even more so, and especially since home video,…

— John Landis

Film is the only language I speak, and I have been lucky to be involved in some great stories. You don't want…

— Clark Johnson

The predominant difference between television and film is the pace to which you work, but the development of the character or the…

— Elijah Wood

If you put drag in front of anything, it inherently makes it more fun. So mashing up films with cult followings with…

— Willam Belli

I am an emotional and fragile person. I observe life, I am perceptive and can read a person's body language. I have…

— Madhur Bhandarkar

The main thing for me is just the length of time it takes to make a movie. It's at least a year…

— Brie Larson

Michael Schultz's 'Cooley High' is a classic. Oftentimes, we don't get to see films about coming of age, especially for young African…

— Salim Akil

I don't get many good offers. I like to follow the same kind of path I follow in France. If I don't…

— Isabelle Huppert

I think the reason why I haven't done a film in India so far is because I haven't found a script that's…

— Freida Pinto

I like receiving attention for the things that I do, like a good film.

— Vijay Deverakonda

The people of U.P. are very simple and grounded. They take pleasure in admiring arts and cinema. This is why it is…

— Hiten Tejwani

Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do.

— David Slade

Most young people now are very vulnerable as to what the American film aficionados are going to say. They care too much…

— Haile Gerima

I have, obviously, a very complex relationship with the more industrial side of filmmaking and the machinery that can take an actor…

— Debra Granik

I have always thought that, of all the arts, the cinema is the most complete art.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

I love the consistency of working on television. You don't get that in working on film.

— Nico Tortorella

I sometimes tell a director that I want to work with him. I tell him twice. After that if he still doesn't…

— Javed Jaffrey

The vampire or the bad guy, that's what people do remember. Lars von Trier, like Guy Maddin, their films are made for…

— Udo Kier

I look at the script first and who's directing it and then talk to the director to find out what his vision…

— Frank Grillo

For me, filmmaking is not about making statements but about exposing human behavior so people are eager enough to start thinking on…

— Yorgos Lanthimos

I will do films I want to make. I will never make a film for commerce.

— Vijay Krishna Acharya

I generally like very visually striking films. I love a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films. I would have to say 'Dr. Strangelove',…

— Dave Gibbons

When you're not working, it does affect you. It destroys you if your film doesn't release.

— Shoojit Sircar

[Hunt for the Wilderpeople] people seem to be just finding it hilarious in Sundance. I would think that judging on the feedback…

— Sam Neill