Cinema Quotes · Page 299

The power of a good film is to engage you and draw you into its world.

— Nandita Das

All of my films have changed my life. I've met so many people and broadened my world view.

— Carol Kane

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

— Patricia Clarkson

When I started out in films, I didn't know any of the languages I worked in.

— Catherine Tresa

The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.

— Francis Ford Coppola

I have to keep the kitchen running, so I can't stop acting in commercial films.

— Victor Banerjee

And sometimes I do films so my daughter can see me work.

— Kelly Lynch

I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas.

— Wong Kar-wai

I've directed five films and I've proven that people have made money with my films - many people have made money with…

— Julie Delpy

I think that the best part of being an Indian actress is that you can be a part of so many different…

— Shriya Saran

I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors…

— Viggo Mortensen

When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it disappoints me.

— Irrfan Khan

To be honest, I hadn't realised the greatness of film music till I was exposed to film songs after I started living…

— Javed Ali

Certain films, when shot digitally, the detail is like CG: you can't feel the sweat. I feel like digital is alienating. There's…

— John Hillcoat

The Prohibition era is so vividly depicted in 'Lawless.' John Hillcoat does a remarkable job of rooting his film in such a…

— Dane DeHaan

A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people…

— Noah Baumbach

When I went to Jamia, I thought I wanted to be a cinematographer or photographer because I liked telling stories in pictures,…

— Kiran Rao

I naively thought I was making a low-budget movie. But, when the film came out, the Daily Variety reviewer at that time…

— Stephanie Rothman

When you're a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And I'm not as enamoured with that any more.…

— Rob Brydon

I make films because I have not learned anything else and I know I can do it to a certain degree. And…

— Werner Herzog

When you're doing a film, it's your film and it's, you know, your blood and - is in it along with everybody…

— Richard D. Zanuck

My feeling, however, is that films that are open are more productive for the audience. The films that, if I'm in a…

— Michael Haneke

In 'Burrraah,' I play a teacher whose aim is to reform a bunch of rowdy boys. My character is very interesting and…

— Mukul Dev

“Dreams rise in the darkness and catch fire from the mirage of moving light. What happens on the screen isn't quite real;…

— Louis-Ferdinand Céline

At the end of the day, filmmaking is all about telling stories, and I'm just doing my part.

— Ishaan Khatter

Even after I won the Oscar, my phone did not ring. No one called me to fund films or offer projects.

— Roger Ross Williams

You have to be strong to be a carpenter, maybe, but the director of a film doesn't need to have muscles.

— Agnes Varda

Good acting is good acting, whether it's on stage, on TV, or in films.

— Cody Fern

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

— Peter Sarsgaard

I was in the film industry just for 13 years and to remember me after 35 years is really an honour.

— Mumtaz

My momma always said, Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

— Anonymous

Out of 10-20 films, one becomes a hit, while on TV very rarely shows fail.

— Vatsal Sheth

My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.

— Daisy Ridley

If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer.

— Steven Spielberg

When you perform in your first film, it adds a lot to your career graph. The journey becomes easy.

— Mrunal Thakur

My conscience won't allow me to do films I thought were bad but were going to make money.

— Barun Sobti

There will be great books. There will be great films. Sometimes, if we are lucky, the two will intersect.

— Maria Konnikova

I started very, very young to make movies - I was 21. And at the age of 27, 28, I'd done already three movies.

— Bernardo Bertolucci

I do get offered all kind of films by and large, but the bulk of it I may say is of a…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

“A movie is not a movie, it is a potential nuclear furnace of inspiration, courage and conscience.”

— Abhijit Naskar