Consequently, their school [film-school ] was the school of life, and it was very much reflected in their work. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school. — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
Because I didn't go to film school, you learn so much from a lot of creative artists. — F. Gary Gray Copy Share Image
I'm completely self-taught. I absolutely don't believe in art or film schools! — Tom Six Copy Share Image
Working on '2001' was my film school. Stanley Kubrick was my mentor. — Douglas Trumbull Copy Share Image
Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it. — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I really learned a lot when I worked on my grandpa's film 'Twixt' and got to be with him start to finish… — Gia Coppola Copy Share Image
I wanted to stay in New York to pursue acting, but my dad urged me to get a four-year degree. Reading about… — Lauren Miller Copy Share Image
After film school, I embarked on trying to promote independent films. But after a while, I realized I was breaking my back… — Devin Ratray Copy Share Image
When I entered the film school at the Prague Academy in the '50s, it was the hardest time in the Communist countries.… — Milos Forman Copy Share Image
Someone said to me, early on in film school if you can photograph the human face you can photograph anything, because that… — Roger Deakins Copy Share Image
Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too,… — Joseph Mazzello Copy Share Image
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I'm starting at USC's film school for directing this month. I'll try to get a semester in at a time. I'll have… — Skyler Gisondo Copy Share Image
Just because I make films doesn't mean I think they're great. I just make them and then when I'm done with them… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
When I watch my early documentaries, they're very eclectic. They don't follow any particular [pattern]. I would have gotten thrown out of… — Pawel Pawlikowski Copy Share Image
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In film school, you get skills, but then you get lackey jobs, working on projects that you probably don't care about. And… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
While you are walking you would learn much more about filmmaking than if you were in a classroom. During your voyage you… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
If you go into a comic book store, there are tons of Star Wars stories on the stand. There are lots of… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I started out at Procter & Gamble marketing panty liners, so basically selling women insecurity. I thought there must be more to… — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
I work with a group of actors, and whenever one of us has an audition, we all get together, and we all… — Omar Dorsey Copy Share Image
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I did it [photojournalism] as something that was really rewarding to do, given the opportunity to express myself about something I cared… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
My filmmaking education consisted of finding out what filmmakers I liked were watching, then seeing those films. I learned the technical stuff… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
I actually went to film school, but I didnt like it. Im basically self-taught. — Judah Friedlander Copy Share Image
I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school. — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When I was going to film school, before film school, my hero was David Lynch. — Alan Taylor Copy Share Image
The film-school mantra is that if you don't tell your own stories, nobody will. — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
I was really affected by 'The Piano.' Had I not seen that movie, I wouldn't have gone to film school. — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
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I knew from early on I would go to film school and try to work behind the camera. — Jonathan Ke Quan Copy Share Image
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