Cinema Quotes · Page 232

I think I did a lot of humorous films when I was young, and they were No. 1 films.

— Jane Birkin

For an actor, it is better to play well (or even not so well) in a bad film, than to not play…

— Emma Watson

If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.

— Imogen Poots

So far I've done two films that have basically been about television because I know that world.

— George Clooney

I liked 'Robocop' because of the director, and it was an intelligent, big-action studio movie.

— Michael Keaton

I have acted in more than 100 films so far. And I have worked with almost all top stars and leading directors.

— Karunas

There are a lot of action movies with very little comedy.

— Steve Carr

I think of horror films as art, as films of confrontation.

— David Cronenberg

I did my first film Junglee and it became a hit. That film was the first one to bring the real colour…

— Saira Banu

I think female-centric films shouldn't be only about thriller or horror. Angelina Jolie has been doing all kinds of stuff.

— Rakul Preet Singh

Let's say there are things about 'G.I. Joe' that you specifically expect and some things that need to be in the film…

— D. J. Cotrona

I wanted to master the art of cooking. Maybe, when I slow down and do one or two films a year, I…

— Dhanush

Radio did not kill books and television did not kill radio or movies - what television did kill was cinema newsreel. TV…

— Douglas Adams

I rate 'Naan Thaan Bala' as one of the best performances of my career. It was a rare feat, perhaps in Indian…

— Vivek

One of the reasons the whole Hollywood way of making films wouldn't work for me is because the way I operate would…

— Mike Leigh

The process of making a movie has expanded in terms of effort and time for the director, doing commentaries for the DVD…

— David Cronenberg

I don't think it's so important to be a movie director. It's a beautiful profession, but no more than to be a…

— Jesus Franco

I don't even know why, but my entire career is contemporary films. Entire career! There's no period movies - there's one -…

— Michael Douglas

My pay packet is reasonable. But I prefer doing films where I have a meaty role. The set-up of the film and…

— Priyamani

I was interested in theatre and media and came to Mumbai to get a job. I imagined that the film industry would…

— Imtiaz Ali

How I'm portrayed in films has more to do with the filmmaking and what they need in the story than anything else.…

— Alex Honnold

I have a music-video background, and I feel like the responsibility of a music-video director is to do something that hasn't been…

— Ruben Fleischer

For me, two of my favourite science fiction films are Blade Runner, which is fantastic, and Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. Both of…

— Duncan Jones

I start everything from the same place, with that sense of responsibility. On a bigger movie, you have to be aware that…

— Kristen Stewart

I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul.

— Dario Argento

I'm still young and rom-coms suit me more than the hardcore action films which I did before.

— Nithiin

India-Pakistan war and romance have always been sensitive issues for film-makers in both the countries.

— Yami Gautam

I love scary movies. I like blood and gore, and I love Halloween movies.

— Carrie Underwood

If I had a bloody tattoo for every film I'd done, I'd be a walking billboard.

— John Rhys-Davies

I developed a group of friends around me that were all as crazy as I was about wanting to make films.

— Evan Glodell

The dictum of the industry is such that I can't only do films that appeal to me.

— Biju Menon

What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the…

— Piper Perabo

I believe the director's primary role is to create an atmosphere where his company can be created.

— Charles Keating

You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.

— Michael Caine

Cinema is a form of art, and like every other art form, cinema also needs freedom of expression.

— Taapsee Pannu

I always like being a director in terms of giving acting notes and punching up on the fly.

— Matt Besser

My grandfather, K.R. Balan, a pioneer in the film industry, wanted me to try my hand at acting.

— Sangeetha Krish

Make DV movies so you can learn how to make films, but don't try to distribute them until they are fantastic.

— Robert Rodriguez

The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.

— Idina Menzel

When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue.

— Salman Rushdie