Cinema Quotes · Page 165

At the end of the day, filmmaking is all about telling stories, and I'm just doing my part.

— Ishaan Khatter

Even after I won the Oscar, my phone did not ring. No one called me to fund films or offer projects.

— Roger Ross Williams

Good acting is good acting, whether it's on stage, on TV, or in films.

— Cody Fern

You have to be strong to be a carpenter, maybe, but the director of a film doesn't need to have muscles.

— Agnes Varda

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

— Peter Sarsgaard

I was in the film industry just for 13 years and to remember me after 35 years is really an honour.

— Mumtaz

Many for whom the stage has been the launch pad to cinema have forgotten their roots. I don't intend to, ever.

— Y. G. Mahendran

I have plenty of memories from my stint in the Kannada film industry.

— Ashish Vidyarthi

At the end of the day, it's a business; people want to make money. That's the intention with every film. It happens…

— Aditya Roy Kapur

I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done…

— Steve Buscemi

Nobody wants to get into controversies, especially in the film industry. I do not wish to be a controversial girl. But sometimes…

— Karishma Tanna

If you look to the few films that have been really successful, 'Insidious,' 'Paranormal Activity,' it's all basically the old monsters.

— George A. Romero

There was really a snobbery from people in film - they did not want people who had come from television. It was…

— Sally Field

There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing…

— Olivia Wilde

I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my…

— Alicia Keys

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have…

— Lawrence Kasdan

I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to…

— Jaimie Alexander

I don't have anything saying, 'I'm going to do this many new films, and this many comedies.' But, it's always exciting for…

— Ashley Greene

The thing about TV is that it's great work for directors because the responsibility is not ours at all. In a movie,…

— Lexi Alexander

With comedy, you get an immediate response. I'm the whole kit and the kaboodle. I am the whole thing and can steer…

— Joe Torry

Indians can identify with the Indian sensibilities, and rather than taking something from foreign films, it is always good to make a…

— Asin

To make films is as boring as watching paint dry - you usually have to do little tiny bits here and there.…

— Jenny Agutter

A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these…

— DJ Qualls

Even as an actor, much before I turned director or producer, I was somebody who was very involved with every film I…

— Prithviraj Sukumaran

Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.

— Stana Katic

I just adored working in London. It was in London where I first had the idea of making a film.

— Colin Farrell

The power of a good film is to engage you and draw you into its world.

— Nandita Das

All of my films have changed my life. I've met so many people and broadened my world view.

— Carol Kane

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

— Patricia Clarkson

When I started out in films, I didn't know any of the languages I worked in.

— Catherine Tresa

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

— Dougray Scott

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director.

— Sydney Pollack

'The Wicker Man' for me, as an actor, was definitely the best film I've ever done.

— Christopher Lee

'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is my favorite movie, and it's why I wanted to be an actor.

— Adam Scott

I've made six zombie films; I've tried consciously to make each one different from the next.

— George A. Romero

I think we all know that in a film the content is the hero.

— Sanya Malhotra

I think it's fair to ask how truthful a film is as opposed to how factual it is.

— Bennett Miller

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

— Alexandra Cassavetes

Film is the best way to capture an image and project that image. It just is, hands down.

— Christopher Nolan

I am really attracted to films. It's nice to do something new, all the time. That's why I like being an actor.

— Jane Levy