Cinema Quotes · Page 133

Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?

— Gene Siskel

It's great working with directors and with somebody else's vision.

— James Iha

I think it's great to be able to go and watch a short film before you watch a feature.

— Anonymous

Every film I do, I'm involved with from the very conception of the project.

— Irwin Winkler

I had my own documentary that I filmed in D.C., which is where I'm from.

— Lexi Underwood

You only have to go hardcore humiliation on the first film. On the subsequent sequels, you can coast.

— Jack Black

I've been in various roles in TV - writer, producer, associate director.

— Smriti Irani

You are likely to make more mistakes with a light-hearted film than a serious one.

— Ram Gopal Varma

The tendency in the media is to portray everyone in the film industry as sex-starved creatures. Please spare us.

— Anonymous

Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.

— Alan Cumming

A very receptive state of mind... not unlike a sheet of film itself - seemingly inert, yet so sensitive that a fraction…

— Minor White

I've stayed away from doing 'urban film' because I just don't relate to the characters. I'm not going to take a role…

— Zoe Kravitz

I'm not afraid to delay the schedule to make sure that this is the film that I want, that this is the…

— Wong Kar-wai

If someone says 'Oh, that's a really good film,' before I go and see it, I'll probably think it is, but then…

— Paul Whitehouse

I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not…

— Vincent Cassel

In a play, you only get one chance, and you have to get it perfect. In a film, you can change and…

— Kara Hayward

Every film that gets made, and I'm not just talking about 'Star Wars,' I'm talking about Marvel, DC, every tent pole film…

— Greig Fraser

Years ago I was in a band called Two Lane Blacktop - we deliberately named ourselves after the 'Two-Lane Blacktop' movie, 'cuz…

— Ladyhawke

When I'm working, I look forward to weekends. Film sets give your time a structure; otherwise, one day can run into another.…

— Thomas Sangster

It really depends on the director. I think quite often, it's not what you expect. The most serious film can be the…

— Eric Bana

As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other…

— Peter Jackson

I'd love to be a director-for-hire and get a nice paycheck and captain one of those big ships, but I think studios…

— Alexander Payne

I have done a lot of short dramas that are three, four or five episodes and so that makes the filming process…

— Ashley Walters

The film [Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth] opens with an Albanian blood feud and goes on to delve into,…

— Margaret Atwood

I kinda go for the Jane Eyre type of film. I am fascinated by classics.

— Tippi Hedren

I think, whoever is making great films in whatever language is likely to do well.

— Sargun Mehta

People ask me, 'What's your next film?' And I never know.

— Christopher Guest

I always was a great fan of Malayalam cinema, Sathyan in particular. I loved their understated acting.

— Y. G. Mahendran

Ang Lee - he is amazing. I think doing a film with him would be breathtaking.

— Henry Golding

Sometimes you want to use the music in a clarity way to explain something in the film.

— Howard Shore

I want my films to be very tactile, visually and sonically.

— Panos Cosmatos

You can make 10 films when you read the papers every day.

— Samuthirakani

As a director, you can transform your vision more with the music.

— Fatih Ak?n

There’s nothing like a good ol’ film light in a fogged up studio.

— Harald Zwart

Where can I earn money if not from my work? We do some films for money and some for creative satisfaction.

— Dimple Kapadia

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

— Rutina Wesley

The sixth Harry Potter film - I don't like my performance in that film at all.

— Daniel Radcliffe

I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.

— Robbie Coltrane

I'm here in Hollywood to do film and television and make enough money to get my kids through college.

— Dakin Matthews

Bhojpuri film industry is very small - precisely eight people govern the whole industry and I am one of them.

— Nagma