--- title: "17 Experimental Film Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Experimental Film quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Experimental Film sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/vivek-oberoi-6487_cinema_i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-fi_2732212.jpg" --- > [I don't think 'Road' is an experimental film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-oberoi/i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-film/) [Vivek Oberoi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-oberoi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/vivek-oberoi-6487_cinema_i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-fi_2732212.jpg) > [When we produced 'Highway,' Imtiaz Ali and I planned it as a quick small experimental film, while we waited for Ranbir Kapoor's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-nadiadwala/when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and-i-planned-it-as-a-quick-small/) [Sajid Nadiadwala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sajid-nadiadwala/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sajid-nadiadwala-7003_cinema_when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and_12935.jpg) > [You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-become-rich-so-the-people-who/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/isabella-rossellini-4426_aspect_you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-bec_39054.png) > [I saw experimental film-makers teaching in college. They did what they wanted and didn't worry about the market, but the circumstances ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/i-saw-experimental-film-makers-teaching-in-college-they-did-what-they/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/todd-haynes-2626_cinema_i-saw-experimental-film-makers-teaching_2613012.jpg) > [I think the biggest misconception about experimental film in general is that it is always difficult and inaccessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenni-olson/i-think-the-biggest-misconception-about-experimental-film-in-general/) [Jenni Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenni-olson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/jenni-olson-38337_difficult_i-think-the-biggest-misconception-about_1316084.jpg) > [I studied science and journalism at the University of Colorado and then got interested in experimental film there and started doing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-darnell/i-studied-science-and-journalism-at-the-university-of-colorado-and/) [Eric Darnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-darnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/eric-darnell-83356_cinema_i-studied-science-and-journalism-at-the_251178.jpg) > [Because of how much movies cost, it's dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/because-of-how-much-movies-cost-it-s-dangerous-to-be-experimental-on/) [Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/steven-spielberg-963_cost_because-of-how-much-movies-cost-it-s-dan_998170.jpg) > [As soon as I went to painting school in New York, I took an experimental film course, and everything clicked and came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in-new-york-i-took-an/) [Patty Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-jenkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/patty-jenkins-6283_art_as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in_2895467.jpg) > [I was doing experimental theater and experimental film in San Francisco, and I moved to Los Angeles, and what I got frustrated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-seimetz/i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-experimental-film-in-san/) [Amy Seimetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-seimetz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/amy-seimetz-36452_cinema_i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-exp_2155576.jpg) > [I think I was the only person in my experimental film class doing comedy. But my sense of humor and a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-samberg/i-think-i-was-the-only-person-in-my-experimental-film-class-doing/) [Andy Samberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-samberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/andy-samberg-8077_funny_i-think-i-was-the-only-person-in-my-expe_1080686.jpg) > [Experimental film by the '70s had become much more mainstream after 'Bonnie and Clyde' and stuff in the late '60s, when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-hawley/experimental-film-by-the-70s-had-become-much-more-mainstream-after/) [Noah Hawley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-hawley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/noah-hawley-3673_cinema_experimental-film-by-the-70s-had-become_1153456.jpg) > [There's not a formula that I'm following; it's just how I feel at the time. For instance, I did a very experimental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-bennett/there-s-not-a-formula-that-i-m-following-it-s-just-how-i-feel-at-the/) [Haley Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-bennett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27f/haley-bennett-11578_cinema_there-s-not-a-formula-that-i-m-following_1888281.jpg) > [I've been making movies my whole life pretty much since I was 10 or 12, with my dad's movie camera that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wilson/i-ve-been-making-movies-my-whole-life-pretty-much-since-i-was-10-or/) [John Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/john-wilson-4456_camera_i-ve-been-making-movies-my-whole-life-pr_374078.jpg) > [I met Michael Snow and Stan Brakhage the second day after I arrived, you know. I had never seen or heard of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babette-mangolte/i-met-michael-snow-and-stan-brakhage-the-second-day-after-i-arrived/) [Babette Mangolte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babette-mangolte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/babette-mangolte-42474_abstract_i-met-michael-snow-and-stan-brakhage-the_839057.jpg) > [The experimental film scene was very much misogynistic as well. I don't know if you have read what little attention was given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babette-mangolte/the-experimental-film-scene-was-very-much-misogynistic-as-well-i-don/) [Babette Mangolte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babette-mangolte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/babette-mangolte-42474_attention_the-experimental-film-scene-was-very-muc_1622335.jpg) > [Whatever experimental film aromas cloaked my movies were because I'm a gleefully clumsy, primitive filmmaker. I really like traditional pleasingly narrative films,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-maddin/whatever-experimental-film-aromas-cloaked-my-movies-were-because-i-m/) [Guy Maddin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-maddin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/guy-maddin-12338_arabian_whatever-experimental-film-aromas-cloake_2367591.jpg) > [I should say that feminism gave me permission to deal with my own emotional life and put it up front in certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yvonne-rainer/i-should-say-that-feminism-gave-me-permission-to-deal-with-my-own/) [Yvonne Rainer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yvonne-rainer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/443/yvonne-rainer-88413_cinema_i-should-say-that-feminism-gave-me-permi_2489995.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experimental-film/#itemlist", "name": "Experimental Film Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think 'Road' is an experimental film.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vivek Oberoi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-oberoi/i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-film/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/vivek-oberoi-6487_cinema_i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-fi_2732212.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/vivek-oberoi-6487_cinema_i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-fi_2732212.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/vivek-oberoi-6487_cinema_i-don-t-think-road-is-an-experimental-fi_2732212.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think 'Road' is an experimental film.” — Vivek Oberoi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When we produced 'Highway,' Imtiaz Ali and I planned it as a quick small experimental film, while we waited for Ranbir Kapoor's dates later during the year.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sajid Nadiadwala" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sajid-nadiadwala/when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and-i-planned-it-as-a-quick-small/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sajid-nadiadwala-7003_cinema_when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and_12935.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sajid-nadiadwala-7003_cinema_when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and_12935.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sajid-nadiadwala-7003_cinema_when-we-produced-highway-imtiaz-ali-and_12935.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we produced 'Highway,' Imtiaz Ali and I planned it as a quick small experimental film, while we waited…” — Sajid Nadiadwala", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Isabella Rossellini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-become-rich-so-the-people-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/isabella-rossellini-4426_aspect_you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-bec_39054.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/isabella-rossellini-4426_aspect_you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-bec_39054.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/isabella-rossellini-4426_aspect_you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-bec_39054.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they…” — Isabella Rossellini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I saw experimental film-makers teaching in college. 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I realized my love of music and drama and the visual arts all came together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patty Jenkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in-new-york-i-took-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/patty-jenkins-6283_art_as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in_2895467.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/patty-jenkins-6283_art_as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in_2895467.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/patty-jenkins-6283_art_as-soon-as-i-went-to-painting-school-in_2895467.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As soon as I went to painting school in New York, I took an experimental film course, and everything clicked…” — Patty Jenkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was doing experimental theater and experimental film in San Francisco, and I moved to Los Angeles, and what I got frustrated with was, it seemed like everyone was waiting for something to happen. Obviously, films take a lot of planning, and I wanted something more immediate, and comedy started to become that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amy Seimetz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-seimetz/i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-experimental-film-in-san/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/amy-seimetz-36452_cinema_i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-exp_2155576.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/amy-seimetz-36452_cinema_i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-exp_2155576.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/amy-seimetz-36452_cinema_i-was-doing-experimental-theater-and-exp_2155576.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was doing experimental theater and experimental film in San Francisco, and I moved to Los Angeles, and…” — Amy Seimetz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I was the only person in my experimental film class doing comedy. 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