NYU Film School was the way to learn about film, to be exposed to film, to go to repertory houses, to be… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
I was always writing scripts, and I had made several shorts, before and after film school. But I worked a variety of… — Geoffrey S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
Almost all the movies I've directed are adaptations. And I think what I found when I went to film school, where they… — James Franco Copy Share Image
Sitting opposite Steven Spielberg, while he turns the pages of your script and talks about each scene as he goes, is about… — Matt Charman Copy Share Image
I don't have any experience with film schools. I suspect that they're useless, because I've had experience with drama schools, and have… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
I do tend to take time off. A year and a half ago I went to film school, and before that I… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
I was at film school when I made 'Small Debts' and I was a cinematographer, so I didn't actually study to be… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years and really thought I was going to be… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure… — Meera Menon Copy Share Image
I would study film. I was accepted into USC as well as the film school, because that's two separate processes. But I… — Michelle Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
So much of the writing is not conscious, in the sense that it's not calculated. I remember in film school we had… — Don Hertzfeldt Copy Share Image
Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. Their film school is great because it's unstructured, so there's a freedom to fail… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
I even went to film school at School of Visual Arts in New York City. And then, after that, I got a… — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
Whatever I was able to do with those experiences certainly contribute to whatever I'm able to do as a director. The corruption… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
So I just came out here to Los Angeles with a bunch of buddies I had gone to film school with. You… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give… — Brian De Palma Copy Share Image
I always loved films, and when I decided to go to film school, it was with the excuse that I would go… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I had been accepted to film school, but my parents couldn't afford it, and yet they made too much money for me… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I went to NYU graduate film school and met Pam [Romanowsky], and after doing a few things with her I thought she… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I'm not coming from film school. I learned cinema in the cinema watching films, so you always have a curiosity. I say,… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
I sort of jumped out of movies and into the lifeboat of comics. I loved it right away. It was the opposite… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
If I wasn't a trader, I would probably be in the film business in some capacity and writing in some other form.… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
I went to film school, so I certainly know how to make things quickly and cheaply. But at the same time, I… — Lauren Miller Copy Share Image
I almost became a music major, but somehow I was so enthralled with the camera and becoming a director that I stuck… — James Brolin Copy Share Image
People need to understand that hip-hop that has gun talk is just for entertainment; similar to if you were watching a movie.… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I've had much more down in my life than I've had up. And much more struggle. First of all, when I went… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
When I met David Green at film school he always used to offer free haircuts - he was kind of an artisan.… — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
I was out in L.A. and I had gone to film school and I was out here for a couple of years.… — Justin Zackham Copy Share Image
I look for the ability to work. Directing is hard work. They don't teach you that in film school. Critics are not… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
One of the most telling things about film school is you've got a lot of students wandering around saying, "Oh, I wish… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional -… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
I definitely think for up and coming filmmakers, people graduating from film school, people that want to do their own movies, horror… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
I wanted to do comic books... as a comic book artist, as an illustrator. But I'm not very good so I thought… — Gaspar Noe Copy Share Image
I started learning filmmaking by joining a weekend film school in Bengaluru. I made some amateur short films that got appreciation from… — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
'Beyond the Lights' was my fourth film. I gained a lot of knowledge, and I'm excited to share that with young filmmakers… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
It was always my intention to direct. I went to film school. And then I wanted to know how to work with… — Benn Northover Copy Share Image
I didn't go to film school. I had been an actor in movies, I had been in plays, and then I just… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
I've never been to film school. I had to leave this country to make a film. All they would let me do… — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
![“I applied [to film school] figuring, "I need to find some structure for myself. I need to find a way to figure out what kind of filmmaker I want to be." And that is what film school provides you with. It'll teach you the basics of how a production works and the technical side of how to put…” quote by Meera Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/398/meera-menon-33826_basics_i-applied-to-film-school-figuring-i-need_2065204.jpg)
![“I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens sizes and depth of field and how to move the camera and lighting. I do want to direct and I didn't go to film school, so having a director that are very much hands on that…” quote by Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/23a/columbus-short-15470_bits_i-take-bits-and-pieces-from-every-direct_3167603.jpg)
![“I went to NYU graduate film school and met Pam [Romanowsky], and after doing a few things with her I thought she had the right sensibility and that she could figure it [The Adderall Diaries] out.” quote by James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/099/james-franco-2025_adderall_i-went-to-nyu-graduate-film-school-and-m_32845.jpg)
