Cinema Quotes · Page 206

Every director is themselves; [they're] not playing a part.

— Scarlett Johansson

I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history; I'm not that kind of person.

— Ang Lee

I make movies for my needs. My goal has never, never, never been to make shocking movie.

— Pedro Almodovar

When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.

— Luke Evans

I have always thought of films as stories for the world.

— John Hillcoat

There are casting directors with lots of imagination, but also some with not as much imagination.

— Max von Sydow

I don't think Farah and I will make a film together. She is a director in her own right.

— Sajid Khan

Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell.

— Goldie Hawn

Hindi films offer a wider reach. As an industry, it has the capability to merge varied states, languages, and nationalities.

— Ram Charan

The praise helps on a deep level, which gives you the grounding that encourages you to trust yourself. On another level, each…

— Ira Sachs

Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

I love film so much. I think theatre will definitely be there for me as well, but for now I'd like to…

— John Boyega

There's always an intellectual side to the films Ang Lee's doing and to the characters, and there's such a deep knowledge when…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

When I finish a film, I want to forget it. I never like to repeat myself. Maybe, when I am dead, they…

— Otto Preminger

Film is universal. All the countries of the world are making films. Hollywood is the only major unsubsidized center for films. To…

— Frank Capra

I think that the dramas that you find in TV are actually a lot more interesting, typically, than what you find in…

— Marc Webb

“I had a fascination with 3D that goes back to the View-Master. I'd always dreamed of making a film in 3D. It's…

— Martin Scorsese

A myth is a fantasy, a preferred lie, a foundational story, a hypnotic trance, an identity game, a virtual reality, one that…

— Ginette Paris

Acting is great. When it works it is so fulfilling. You do the research and work with other talented people who are…

— Jennifer Connelly

I only want to make movies that I believe in, that I care about and that mean something to me. At the…

— Drake Doremus

I turned down plenty of films which proved to be hugely successful. And, of course, I've also had plenty of experiences where…

— Ewen Bremner

Even American artists are terrorized by market forces. If one can't see the films, my wings are clipped. I am no longer…

— Lina Wertmuller

There's a lot of thinking when you choreograph something. You're not just choreographing some bodies, arms, legs flying around to look cool.…

— Donnie Yen

Films take too long. There's too much BS, too much nonsense. If I want to do a play, I just call the…

— John Malkovich

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.

— Sydney Pollack

I like to do stuff real and practical and in camera, as much as possible. I like old school filmmaking.

— David Ayer

I have never asked anyone for an assignment; never asked a producer or a director for a role.

— Rekha

I am not adding more films to my kitty just for the sake of money; I choose my script and do it.

— Karthi

I know these are my mandatory overs, but I would like to do films for as long as I breathe.

— Jeetendra

It's a hugely popular franchise, and every 'Housefull' film has worked well at the box office.

— Kriti Kharbanda

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

— Barry Levinson

I love working with film, whether it's the technical side, the acting side, or the musical side.

— Peter Frampton

Youre the director of your own life, the others are just the cast.

— Cristina Orante

Traffic is one of the most powerful films to come out in recent years. It blew me away.

— Mary Hart

The longer I've been a director, the less I have to 'direct.'

— Hannes Holm

You can lose in cinema too if you don't put on a good performance.

— Eric Cantona

If you look at my film, what do I do every week? I play press, right?

— Jalen Ramsey

I hope one day that I'll get to make another horror film; I'd love to.

— Peter Jackson

We've been working with the very best in the business. The studio really just let us alone to make the films.

— David Heyman

Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again.

— Pauline Kael