Cinema Quotes · Page 344

I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck.

— Marisa Tomei

Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas.

— Willem Dafoe

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

— Catherine Deneuve

A film maker is a very intelligent man. Do not underestimate him.

— Dev Anand

I was satisfied with my role in 'Luck,' and I am proud of the film.

— Shruti Haasan

Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form.

— Josh Radnor

Cinema is a larger-than-life representation. I wish to bring it to the small-screen.

— Johnny Lever

I am always open to any film from any place, given the role and the script is interesting.

— Kalki Koechlin

And so I love films that are kind of rural in atmosphere. And you know, it's just a nice place to be…

— Keith Carradine

I grew up in Chennai and was very much influenced by Rajinikant's stardom and importance of cinema in Tamil culture.

— Abhishek Banerjee

Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I often find the smaller, independent films are much more rewarding than the bigger stuff, but you do the bigger stuff because…

— Jamie Bell

I had a caricature view of the guy in the beret with the big megaphone­­, but a movie director and writer was…

— J. C. Chandor

You make a film for a million dollars and then it costs $10 million to sell it. That's the problem at the…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

I'm doing the film 'Don't Stop Dreaming' with Rishi Kapoor and Suniel Shetty. They're both so funny and fantastic!

— Laila Rouass

I've done it with all my films. I always keep an eye on the first time I show it because... I don't…

— Ti West

With 'That Awkward Moment', you could argue I'm just playing the girlfriend of Zac Efron, but the director was such a creative…

— Imogen Poots

I certainly think that - especially with the challenges of making movies now, where you're making them in 20 or 30 days…

— Bryan Bertino

I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom…

— Alice Lowe

My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be…

— Melissa Rosenberg

Cinema is actually very backward. When we see gay characters or people of color, they're always there for that reason. I'm personally…

— Justin Lin

“I hate when a director says to me 'Here's how I envision this scene'...excuse me? It's right here in the script -…

— Harlan Ellison

'Tampopo' is a deeply odd film about Japan, ramen noodles, love and sex. It made me very hungry and desperate to travel…

— Jamie Cullum

I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining.…

— Bruce Willis

There is no film on the face of this earth that is as blatant a girl's film as '27 Dresses.'

— Claudia Winkleman

I'd rather have a small part in a big film or good story than do a solo film just for the sake…

— Sidharth Malhotra

I'd love to do a film like 'Chicago.' Something musical because I've obviously come from that background.

— Leona Lewis

I used to see an ridiculous quantity of films; I think I saw every possible movie.

— Ginevra Elkann

Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.

— Roy Blount, Jr

I think action films are a huge draw in places like Bihar.

— Suniel Shetty

I really like Larry Clark's films, as weird as that is. I like Richard Kern films.

— Jody Hill

Everyone in the film industry does a lot of drama to get the limelight.

— Rakhi Sawant

At the end of the day, it is about working in a good film. It's the films that you leave behind that…

— Katrina Kaif

I've always been really into action movies. Since I was little, that was my favorite type of film.

— Austin Butler

If a film is good, it will do well irrespective of the timing. Period.

— Uday Chopra

I didn't like some of the movies that were coming into me

— Ray Liotta

I produced and acted in 'Ek Duaa' which is a complete female-centric film. It was very well received.

— Esha Deol

That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are.

— Ian Hart

I made up my mind that I will do fiction in films and non-fiction in TV.

— Javed Jaffrey

I've known Venkatesh Maha since 2015 and we often discuss several things related to cinema and filmmaking.

— Satyadev Kancharana