Cinema Quotes · Page 305

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

— Alessandro Nivola

If you don’t like the films of Samuel Fuller , then you just don’t like cinema.

— Martin Scorsese

We all are scared of bad things... So when you are watching a film, you see your fears on the screen.

— Sriram Raghavan

All I've ever wanted to do is film... You have to prove yourself.

— Jenna Ortega

You're only as good as your last movie, period. It's a business.

— Robert Lepage

I want to make good, fun films, not necessarily experimental ones.

— Akkineni Nagarjuna

People say to me, "You make fantastic films" and I say, "No, I make documentaries.

— Derek Jarman

I am young enough to try my hands at all kinds of cinema.

— Ranbir Kapoor

“I foresee no possibility of venturing into themes showing a closer view of reality for a long time to come. The public…

— D.W. Griffith

I loved movies as a teenager and saw as much American cinema as I could, but I hated the English films of…

— Stephen Rea

I had originally written 'Pariah' as a feature, and we shot the first act as a short film, and then we used…

— Dee Rees

I've essentially done theater for more of my life than I've done television or film, and it's really something I feel I…

— Melissa Benoist

Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing…

— John Crowley

When I was young, I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema, and dynamite. Now I just believe in…

— Sergio Leone

I was imagining films in my head and trying to gather friends together to make movies since I was a kid. I…

— Cary Fukunaga

I like films better than the theater because you have to spend so much energy projecting your voice from the stage in…

— Denholm Elliott

I didn't want to be around anybody because it was just too much for my brain. But, as an actress, you hope…

— Tinsel Korey

The success of 'Dhruva' has given me more satisfaction than any of my previous hits, simply because the audience accepted the film…

— Ram Charan

An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms and rebuild a…

— Henri Langlois

I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

I like being connected to young people, or younger people who are trying to figure out the language of film, bringing theorists…

— Matthew Porterfield

My father used to describe how he'd love going, early in the morning, out on a location and waiting for the trucks…

— Barbara Broccoli

The process of doing films is not my favorite, but I love television. Television is a quicker turnaround. You shoot more during…

— Jaime Pressly

I set out to do a horror film with 'Dog Soldiers,' and what I came out with at the end of the…

— Neil Marshall

I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!

— Spike Lee

The 1980s really ended for me in 1992 with the film Kika.

— Pedro Almodovar

I don't want to do a film where I have a ten minute role.

— Parineeti Chopra

Performing in front of the camera is a different thing, and shooting a whole film is another.

— Nora Fatehi

My fan base is in Malayalam cinema, and that's where I want it to be.

— Tovino Thomas

I care more about the directors that I get to work with as opposed to the actors.

— Lisa Haydon

Professionally, I made my first film at 20 in a war zone in Kosovo.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Cinema is a director's medium; it's his story and his vision. If it's a good story, people will connect to it.

— Vicky Kaushal

I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're really there.

— Jamie Bell

And I just want to work with good directors and good people.

— Charlie Hunnam

I develop my own film. And I work in spurts. I pile it up.

— Garry Winogrand

“I'll go watch a movie with you," I say to Warren. "But it better not be a porn.”

— Colleen Hoover

I think all my films can be enjoyed. In fact, they've often surprised me with how they're received.

— Todd Haynes

I love movies to death. I spent my entire youth in front of a TV watching old movies.

— Amy Heckerling

I was looking to play different characters, and films didn't offer many choices.

— Pankaj Kapur

It's archaic to think about films as a solo lead or multi-starrer.

— Aditi Rao Hydari