Film Quotes · Page 155

The making of a human likeness on film is a political act.

— Allan Sekula

I like working with writer-directors because you can solve problems right there.

— Nick Nolte

Films are meant for the masses, for the purpose of entertainment.

— Paresh Rawal

I want to direct films, because I am a painter and a sculptor and I've done a lot of writing.

— Xander Berkeley

You always want your movies to reach the widest audience possible.

— David Lowery

A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show

— John Turturro

The [film] industry is an ecosystem that's sick.

— Bette Midler

A good director makes a playground and allows you to play.

— Martin Landau

I want people to look at my films and say 'Wow, she's a good actress', and I know I'll have to work…

— Bella Thorne

I don't think an NC-17 rating is the kiss of death. Nor do I think that, in the hands of the right…

— Steve Tisch

I loved Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I thought the subject matter was incredibly clever.

— Giuliana Rancic

You can't make a film for your personal satisfaction. That is why I detest the cinema of people like Mani Kaul.

— Naseeruddin Shah

And that is how I employ my time in cinema, saying things about people who I think have touched us in terms…

— Richard Attenborough

I remember bumming rides across town to Georgia Tech, trying to get myself registered, trying to apply for financial aid, trying to…

— Nick Ferguson

I didn't like writing just articles and things. So then I wandered around. I tried my hand at film and television and…

— Robert Greene

What I love about film scoring is that all the answers are in the story. You just need to get in tune…

— Joseph Trapanese

Serious films for grown-ups - 'Michael Clayton,' 'In the Valley of Elah,' 'A Mighty Heart' - these are big Hollywood films, but…

— Todd Haynes

Before each new setup, I chase everyone off the set in order to be alone and look through the camera. In that…

— Michelangelo Antonioni

People ask 'How does doing a film compare to doing an ad?' Well, when you're doing a commercial you don't have to…

— Mike Mills

I know why I make films -cinema is a mode of expression that allows you to express all the nuances of a…

— Catherine Breillat

There's something I really love about independent filmmaking. Everyone is a little bit more close-knit, and you rely on people a little…

— Thomas Ian Nicholas

You want to put people together who will work well, and each movie kind of has its own personality in terms of…

— Suzanne Todd

I make a film - and once I've made it, everyone comes along and says 'Ah! This is a film that's political,…

— Dario Argento

One of my favorite things to do is not to speak on screen. In theater it's different because there's a lot of…

— Linda Cardellini

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.

— Richard King

It's nice that we have all these different films.

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

What I'd really like to do is make maybe two or three movies a year.

— Lorne Greene

I've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas.

— John C. Reilly

Film is not an amazing medium to relay interiority. I think literature is much better for that.

— Barry Jenkins

The only time I'm totally happy is when I'm watching films or making them.

— Steven Spielberg

I love directing as I've got such a fantastic, a creative mind.

— Gemma Collins

Movies are more likely than literature to reach deep feelings in people.

— Norman Mailer

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

— Diane Kruger

It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity.

— Nicholas Lea

I like being part of a film scene where the person at the top is a really good person.

— Emily Hampshire

It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made.

— Joan Cusack

“There are no "old" movies really - only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't.”

— Peter Bogdanovich

I am really blessed to work with top stars of Kannada film industry.

— Arjun Janya

It's a very fun project as a composer to work on a movie that has music in its core.

— Santhosh Narayanan

I'm not looking to lose anything. I'm looking to continue making movies.

— Johnny Knoxville