Film Quotes · Page 166

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

— Adam McKay

With any movie at all the challenge lies in the storytelling.

— James Newton Howard

I want to make movies that touch peoples' hearts.

— Zayed Khan

I did a film called 'The Escape Artist' for Francis Coppola. I had the title role.

— Harry Anderson

It is not that I don't want to sign films, but I don't want to accept any film coming my way.

— Vijay Sethupathi

I've played guitar and piano for a while, so it's really fun to play music on film.

— Austin Butler

'ABCD' is a very good film - the story, the production value - everything is excellent.

— Prabhu Deva

Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.

— Anurag Kashyap

Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.

— Ray Bradbury

I was waiting for a right script and then I got a script which I could write and tell the story the…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

I have never thought of which kind of movie will give me the big break. I have always been more cautious of…

— Anupriya Goenka

But it is funny, because I saw Unbreakable recently and it's a strange movie, I didn't mind it, and it's got some…

— Alex Winter

I've never had a method of working. I change according to circumstances; I don't employ any particular technique or style. I make…

— Michelangelo Antonioni

I just hope the film [Aquarius] doesn't feel overly nostalgic because too much nostalgia for me leads to depression. I think Clara…

— Sonia Braga

My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for 'Guard…

— Bill Plympton

I put Liam at the top of the list, the male actor list, because I had just seen Schindler's List again and…

— Maggie Grace

Sadly, cinemas with film as the primary source are disappearing. We need to remain open to change. That does not require one…

— Robert Richardson

I'm pretty optimistic that in the future these kind of films will also be part of the main categories, perhaps not in…

— Philippe Falardeau

The camera cannot leave the man, but the man can leave the camera. It's in the style of documentary where you make…

— Tobias Lindholm

Movies are so hard to get made - every step of the way of making a movie has obstacles. If you don't…

— Antoine Fuqua

To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to…

— Dino De Laurentiis

The great thing about what we do at DTS, all the studios, but especially DTS, because we're talking about our film, is…

— Klay Hall

I think what's so great about making your first feature film is that you're so naive in some ways; you don't know…

— Gia Coppola

In 'Mr Shrimati,' I had a long role as a woman. A cabaret number was also picturised on me. I really worked…

— Javed Jaffrey

As much as I love movies, it would be presumptuous of me to think that I know how to make one.

— Yann Martel

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

— Conrad Hall

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

— Salma Hayek

I like watching Bengali film DVDs with sub-titles.

— Amrita Rao

At the end of the day, you are doing the film for the audience.

— Ileana D'Cruz

I didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few.

— Christopher Lee

I would like to have a managerial career as a director.

— Giorgio Chiellini

It used to be you did TV or you did film. Now it's like a media blitz.

— Stephen Dorff

I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

— Tom Hanks

Certain remakes are great. Carpenter's The Thing is better than the original.

— Alex Winter

Whenever I'm making a film, it has to be timeless.

— Johan Renck

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

— Elizabeth McGovern

Once the film is released, once my job is over, I can't see the film again.

— Mani Ratnam

You kind of know what kind of reaction a Yorgos Lanthimos movie is going to get.

— Barry Keoghan

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.

— Roger Ebert

Sometimes, you can also have a big impact in a film just by doing something unexpected.

— Udo Kier