Film Quotes · Page 130

I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.

— Guillermo del Toro

I don't like alien films where you don't get to see the aliens.

— Peter Berg

Star Wars' is more than just a film. It is a cinema tradition in the U.S. and the world.

— Iko Uwais

The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.

— Mary Schmich

The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today.

— Henry Thomas

The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.

— Emilia Clarke

In every film, you get a chance to travel down a new path.

— Rana Daggubati

Hollywood - it's either people who are unhappy or soon will be.

— Jonathan Ross

I love the grandiosity, how sweepingly entertaining films can be. And I think there's a place for films that pry more into…

— Colin Farrell

The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to…

— James Frain

The best love stories on film are rooted in the point of view of the more woundable, vulnerable party, the more amorous…

— Todd Haynes

Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.

— George Hickenlooper

Everyone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely…

— Chris Colfer

There are so many people who are making movies now who can’t get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like…

— Charlie Kaufman

A film set is a workplace for me; it's my office, and nobody really wants to be in a stressful work environment.

— Park Chan-wook

I miss the generation of actors such as John Mills, where it doesn't surprise you at all when he crops up in…

— Jamie Parker

The war is definitely in the background, only referred to in radio news blips and conversation. I think, ultimately, this film is…

— Elijah Wood

Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have…

— Ang Lee

Upon its debut, The Room was a spectacular bomb, pulling in all of $1,800 during its initial two-week Los Angeles run. It…

— Greg Sestero

What I like about being an actress is that it keeps you feminine. Being a director and producer makes you manly and…

— Bai Ling

The director makes the movie. The director has to have the story in their head, has to know the style of the…

— Jon Lovitz

I will say this: the first film that I was on was 'In the Heat of the Night', that Norman Jewison directed…

— Scott Wilson

I've wanted to make a film about French youth since I went to Cannes with my first film 'Kids' in 1995 ...…

— Larry Clark

Film sets are a strange place, but an exciting place. I do love my work; I really enjoy going to work. But…

— James McAvoy

I feel like I've never been in a film that people have liked before.

— Heath Ledger

I am one of those people who love to act in films but does not want to watch them.

— Milind Soman

Film is not literature - the image on screen is the information you get.

— John Hurt

If I could transform my stage life to the movies, I'd be Jack Nicholson.

— Brian Dennehy

I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them.

— Jerry Bruckheimer

'Forrest Gump' has been one of my favorite movies of all time.

— Diane Guerrero

There's nothing quite like the idea of failing spectacularly to excite a film maker

— Mike Figgis

I am too slow to be a good climber, so I film instead.

— Wanda Rutkiewicz

I don't feel that fear is a good incentive on a film set.

— Andrew Lincoln

I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught.

— Judah Friedlander

One of the great kicks of having a movie made is that you envision this world.

— Peter Hedges

I do my own make-up, even when I have to attend all these film events.

— Ritika Singh

Locke' is a different way of making a film as well as being a different sort of film.

— Steven Knight

It's always good to promote a film on a larger scale before it's been put to test.

— Vetrimaaran

I've been fortunate to work with some amazing Asian filmmakers in independent film.

— Ken Jeong

When I am offered a film, I don't ask whether I will be singing any of the movie's tracks.

— Diljit Dosanjh