Film Quotes · Page 165

The longer I've been a director, the less I have to 'direct.'

— Hannes Holm

But I love the change and the variety directing brings.

— Ian McElhinney

It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill.

— Todd Phillips

If you look at my film, what do I do every week? I play press, right?

— Jalen Ramsey

I hope one day that I'll get to make another horror film; I'd love to.

— Peter Jackson

Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again.

— Pauline Kael

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

— Brendan Sexton III

I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker.

— Fritz Lang

There are good and bad movies, and long ones, and pretentious ones, and fun ones, and it's kind of healthy not just…

— Susanne Bier

It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film…

— Neil Jordan

I love 'An American in Paris.' That's the one for me. Some of the visual ideas in that film are just haunting…

— Ryan Gosling

Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.

— Arfi Lamba

If you don't infuse humor into a subject matter, no matter how dark, the audience can't accept the message of a film.…

— Theodore Melfi

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

— Kathryn Bigelow

When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love.

— Baz Luhrmann

Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color…

— Joe Robert Cole

Americans love to talk about the Constitution and how it protects the rights of every citizen and promises freedom to every citizen,…

— Denzel Washington

I used to do fight sequences, and I started to get self-conscious about fight sequences, because invariably the other person would get…

— Vin Diesel

I remember the university as being very encouraging, especially to experimentation. I think you always get a lot of musicians in any…

— Neil Farber

I'm considered to some degree a successful director working in Hollywood, making films my way but using studio financing. But with almost…

— Alexander Payne

A photograph presents itself not only as a visual representation, but as evidence, more convincing than a painting because of the unimpeachable…

— John Updike

I feel like a lot of the films I do, part of the reason I like doing them is I'm not 100…

— Paul Dano

It's important that a film is loud and I hope many people agree. You should be inside of a film when you…

— David Lynch

This worldwide spread of recognition is insane. I was brought up in a small country. If you made a Swedish film that…

— Alicia Vikander

I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe.

— John Leguizamo

To work with the same director is a great feeling.

— Anushka Sharma

Well yes, my son was bar mitzvahed last April, after I made this film.

— Jami Gertz

I doubt I will ever be in another Michael Bay movie.

— Tom Lenk

I wish I could act in films like Dev D' and A Wednesday.'

— Kirron Kher

I am looking for a role that is impactful. One which, when you watch a film, makes you go wow!

— Dino Morea

I started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

'Richie' was my first Tamil audition and first Tamil film.

— Shraddha Srinath

Her Majesty's Secret Service wouldn't have me on the payroll.

— Colin Farrell

From techies to film stars and kids, everyone is addicted to technology in different ways.

— Meghana Raj

My father did not do a film for me or launched me, he wanted us to do things on our own.

— Javed Jaffrey

So it eventually became a question of WHEN they were going to make a movie.

— Paul Michael Glaser

I always loved the motion picture scores and the great film composers like Elmer Bernstein.

— Frank Sinatra Jr

I've always wanted to do a female buddy film, the kind the guys get to do.

— Sandra Bullock

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provided they come close together.

— Federico Fellini

I'm not really the type to jump into a $20 million film just to do it.

— Sean Baker