Cinema Quotes · Page 221

I feel scenes of sexual intimacy are ruined if the director is embarrassed.

— Aparna Sen

You should bear in mind that almost all my documentaries are feature films in disguise.

— Werner Herzog

I think staying away from labels is what makes my films refreshing.

— Aurora Guerrero

I like to say that films are never finished, they're only abandoned.

— George Lucas

I like to shoot feature films because it's about capturing emotions... words like guilt, hurt, betrayal.

— Rajiv Menon

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the…

— Julia Leigh

Making a big Hollywood film that really affects people is as hard as making a small movie on a credit card.

— Cameron Crowe

Two of my favorite movies of all time are 'Aliens' and 'Diner.'

— Matt Duffer

I do my work to the best of my capacity. I don't pick a role looking at its length. I take up…

— Sonakshi Sinha

I don't see my old films, but I think of the characters I played as friends, like the women I meet in…

— Emmanuelle Beart

Film is just a different version of what we did round the campfire when we were Neanderthals. We tell stories so people…

— Chris Pine

As far as the type of movies I am offered is concerned, it's a mix. I have been offered both period films…

— Pooja Hegde

When people watch good films they want other films to be of that calibre as well particularly when you cater to the…

— Sriram Raghavan

I just like to keep things small and subtle and authentic, and ground everything in reality. So that is something that I…

— Pamela Adlon

People in the metros are busy making ends meet, but through my films, I like to give the reality of life a…

— Rohit Shetty

My first job after drama school was with Stanley Kubrick. It was only a few lines in 'A Clockwork Orange', but I…

— Carol Drinkwater

I've always been passionate about these different (film) genres. Kung fu movies, samurai movies, Japanese movies, all this kind of stuff, and…

— Quentin Tarantino

I make my films because I'm affected by a situation, by something that makes me want to reflect on it, that lends…

— Michael Haneke

The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment…

— Jean Baudrillard

I've always slightly harboured a dream of making a film, a documentary feature. Somehow I just got into a way of working…

— Louis Theroux

It's probably the last thing you think about when you're making a film is other people's problems. You're thinking about your problem,…

— Conor McPherson

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really wonderful film called Map of the World.…

— Sigourney Weaver

What's interesting is that you can have a set that's very calm, very smooth, very cooperative... and end up with a terrible…

— Tobin Bell

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some…

— Paddy Considine

I think all my films have a different journey. Therefore, I take it as it comes.

— Vicky Kaushal

I've learned a lot about getting film sensibilities on digital.

— John Hillcoat

Film is simply the most complex way you can express yourself

— Michael Haneke

I love being a part of the whole journey of a film being made.

— Nushrat Bharucha

I am very lucky that my first film was fully commissioned by HBO.

— Lauren Greenfield

Certain directors have that eye where something is beautiful as well as funny.

— Lolly Adefope

I thought I'd make a really great director because I'm an actor. Like, I thought I could really direct actors.

— Joseph Morgan

You need stars to create the buzz and bring audiences to the cinemas.

— Gautham Menon

French cinema allows women to look... a certain way and be talented at the same time.

— Gina Bellman

I'm the first Indian actress to shoot for a Pakistani film in Pakistan.

— Kirron Kher

I gravitate toward edgy, intense, dark films that just grab you by the throat.

— Aaron Paul

I'm developing the stuff all the time. There's a film in my head. I'm imagining a film.

— Mike Leigh

I used to read voraciously while in school and cinema was always a fascination. Law was the safe backup plan.

— Anoop Menon

In Canada, you do smaller movies that maybe nobody sees, but you get to do bigger, better parts.

— Emily Hampshire

I don't think about how much business my films will make.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

I'm going to keep making films I believe in. Whether I am successful or not is besides the point.

— Ajay Devgan