Cinema Quotes · Page 288

Sometimes, people don't make the kind of films you want to do.

— Saqib Saleem

I can't act for peanuts. Years ago, I was offered a film but I refused point-blank.

— KK

It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.

— Illeana Douglas

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

— Ava DuVernay

I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.

— Dougray Scott

I am very romantic. Given a choice, I'd do only romantic films!

— Sonam Kapoor

Cinema, which demands suspension of disbelief, is an increasingly naive proposition.

— Peter Greenaway

I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.

— Kevin Spacey

I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for…

— Angelina Jolie

My earliest memory of actually definitely wanting to be a filmmaker was when I got thrown out of class when I was…

— Gareth Edwards

I had taken a three-and-a-half year break from films because I lost my wife Rina and had to take care of my…

— Rahul Dev

I always think that when we actors talk about the films that we've done we run the risk of destroying everything.

— Elena Anaya

Most filmmakers looked at it as a medium to palm off sub-standard stuff. I don't look at it like that. Your TV…

— Pooja Bhatt

I don't consider myself an image-driven actor. I believe audiences come to watch my films because they are entertaining and not because…

— Nani

If you're not compulsively a monomaniac, you'll never make a film. It's like taking the same chewing gum, every morning, and saying,…

— Jaco Van Dormael

I tell directors, 'I can't promise you a hit, but I can promise you the movie is going to be yours.' When…

— Jason Blum

On the set of an independent film you can tell that nobody is doing it for the money. Everyone is there because…

— Will Ferrell

I think I enjoy working obviously as a lead, but also you know I feel I'm also a character actor as well,…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I've had times when I've done what seems like a thousand interviews to promote a film that I'm in. I start to…

— Gregory Hines

I always liked photography in film - I studied photography growing up. I like the medium of film; I like physically holding…

— Doug Liman

I think the success of a film is very important to an actor. It depends on how many people go to watch…

— Rani Mukerji

I would love to make a Brazilian film, but it would have to be something very close to my heart. It's such…

— Kaya Scodelario

I think so much of a director's job is just to convince you that what you're doing is worthwhile. "Yes, this does…

— Robert Pattinson

I'm a product of older filmmakers I guess, the past where you get to make movies and scenes are what they are.…

— Antoine Fuqua

I'm like a weird actor. I feel like I'm vastly uneducated when it comes to the cinema.

— Jane Levy

Many film scores try to force an emotion into a story that inherently is not there in the first place.

— Michael Giacchino

“Every great film should seem new every time you see it." Roger Ebert”

— Roger Ebert

Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life.

— Nicholas Jarecki

Wearing heavy jewelry and make-up is a part and parcel of Indian films.

— Shobana

My perception and my way of working change with each film.

— Sanya Malhotra

I personally like to see films that are the work of as singular a consciousness as possible.

— George Stevens

Could someone like me become a film star? I don't see why not.

— Adam Pearson

My work as an actor is limited by the voice of the director and the writing.

— Adrien Brody

I have done regional films before. They have a different flavour and promising future.

— Mukesh Tiwari

I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for them and distributors.

— Richard Linklater

I want people to think that if I'm in a film, then that film definitely has good content.

— Amrita Rao

The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complete, basically.

— Idris Elba

The work of a director can be summed up in two very simple words. Why and How.

— Peter Brook

Pixar make kids' movies, but there are jokes in there for adults, and it never gets too sentimental.

— Billy Howle

In Maharashtra, films are not as big as theatre. I think theatre is deeply rooted in this state's culture.

— Atul Kulkarni