Cinema Quotes · Page 217

On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.

— Walter Salles

All my film ideas and subjects have come from photography.

— Lauren Greenfield

Cinema has given me everything in life, and I will continue acting till the end.

— Mohanlal

I've always laughed at the term "female director" or even "black director." A director's a director.

— Rami Malek

When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself.

— Christina Ricci

Mid-range to low-budget movies have to have a name in the lead to get financing for it.

— Joel Kinnaman

“The cinema began as an invention for entertaining the illiterate masses. Fifty years on, it's much the same.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Fortunately or not, expectations are always high for all my films.

— Mahesh Babu

I can't have cinema popcorn because it's all full of sugar, unfortunately. Well, I do have it and I don't have it.…

— James Haskell

I grew up in a very music-loving home with a lot of records, a lot of TV, a lot of radio, a…

— Tobias Forge

I have to write for everyone. What really fascinates me is how you make films or make stories that can genuinely be…

— Emma Thompson

In the documentary the basic material has been created by God, whereas in the fiction film the director is a God; he…

— Alfred Hitchcock

Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got…

— Bill Mumy

The only movies I saw till I was 17 were made by Disney. My parents had this thing. Disney was like, you…

— Geena Davis

I think 'Deadpool' worked because of what it was. I think 'Deadpool' worked because it was funny. I think 'Deadpool' worked because…

— Tim Miller

The advent of DVD/Blu-ray reissues of classic Hollywood and foreign films has been a boon to film buffs, who can now study…

— James Wolcott

I've always been into visual effects. It was something I took keen interest in before films happened. Ironically, I am a part…

— Emraan Hashmi

If you have a career like mine, which is so identified with Hollywood, with big studios and stars, you wonder if maybe…

— Sydney Pollack

The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control…

— John C. Reilly

I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw…

— John Carpenter

I am extremely proud that our cinema is being recognised in the West. I want Indian cinema to get its dignity, not…

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

The whole visual language of the movie is developed way before we get to set. Especially when you're doing visual effects and…

— Darren Aronofsky

I was in good shape from Divergent. Damien Chazelle, the director of Whiplash told me, ‘Stop Working Out! Don’t go outside!’ He…

— Miles Teller

When we first made this whole idea this was going to be calling card film [Moon] and it was going to give…

— Duncan Jones

The kind of filmmaking excitement that director Peter Weir brings to movies is bone deep.

— Elvis Mitchell

In a feature film, the question of censorship always comes up.

— Javed Jaffrey

I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film

— Tommy Kirk

A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.

— Zhang Ziyi

When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.

— Manish Dayal

The problem in South is we don't have access to much of Hindi cinema.

— Aishwarya R. Dhanush

Unlike films, theatre allows you to experiment as an actor, which is fulfilling.

— Paresh Rawal

It's part of my ritual to watch a new film every day, no matter what. It's important to me.

— Hideo Kojima

I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.

— Patrice Leconte

Any day, the tide could turn. You have one or two bad films, and now you've got to make a comeback.

— Rocky Carroll

I really liked 'Premam,' and when we decided to remake it, our intention was never to make a better film.

— Naga Chaitanya

When a film company is in the red they come to me. Always it is the same.

— Bela Lugosi

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told.

— Aaron Paul

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

— R. Kelly

The films I liked were European films - Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, François Truffaut.

— Tobe Hooper

I throughly enjoy films like 'Mod' and would love to do lots more.

— Ayesha Takia