Film Quotes · Page 264

That wasn't an ending. It was just a stopping point.

— Robert Altman

Hollywood's old trick: repeat a successful formula until it dies.

— Gloria Swanson

I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished.

— Ellar Coltrane

A great movie, in my opinion, is one that tells a familiar story in an unfamiliar way.

— Christian Keiber

To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema.

— Arthur Jafa

My rule of thumb is, what Siskel and Ebert like, I don't, and vice versa.

— David Lynch

Films should involve a director's idiosyncrasies as much as possible I think.

— Rostam Batmanglij

Do we root for Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather' films? I think so, even if he is a monster.

— Jacques Audiard

There are MAYBE 30 years worth of ideas out there... watch for the feature version of ER in about 25 years... Hollywood…

— Bruce Campbell

We all had a lot of fun making the film ["Airplane" ], but there weren't a lot of outtakes or cracking up…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The first 40-50 pages of 'Veekai' is what made it film-friendly. I realised the subject would be relevant even after 50 years.

— Vetrimaaran

After 'Yevade Subramanyam', I figured out that I want to make movies that would have a lifespan and be useful in some…

— Nag Ashwin

I am a filmmaker. That is all I've ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make…

— Alton Brown

Part of me wonders what it would have been like to have had my first experience of India in a normal way,…

— Joel Edgerton

I'll be honest - I never saw myself making a ninja movie, never entertained the idea. I think ninja films can be…

— Scott Adkins

The public should want to see a movie and it should entertain them. If it fails to do so, it is not…

— Joy Mathew

In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the…

— Rowan Atkinson

What you realize is it's not about financial success as an artist. A lot of actors and actresses, producers, writers, and the…

— Jennifer Lopez

I really like my first movie a lot, 'Kicking and Screaming.' I think it's a - I'm very pleased and proud of…

— Noah Baumbach

What I want to do is make things that I think people want to watch. I'm a film fan, so I think…

— Noel Clarke

Though narrative cohesion isn't the strength of 'Mean Girls,' which works better from scene to scene than as a whole, the intelligence…

— Elvis Mitchell

I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I…

— Noel Clarke

It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the…

— Gary Oldman

I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand…

— Martin Starr

I have not done any film where my role didn't make sense.

— Tabu

We shot 'Lucas' in 42 days; that's a lot of filming.

— David Seltzer

The expense of a screen test is one reason why it's difficult to crash Hollywood.

— DeForest Kelley

I've done a number of films that no one has ever seen, and that's probably a good thing.

— James Badge Dale

I like to make films with characters that resemble real people, about societies that exist.

— Farhan Akhtar

I don't want to restrict myself to one particular genre of films. I like to experiment.

— Regina Cassandra

A person doesn't only give money to watch a film: he also gives his time.

— Mahesh Bhatt

'Looper' was a wonderful script. Rian Johnson is the real deal and a really talented filmmaker.

— Paul Dano

Filmmaking is incredible introspective. It forces you to sort of examine yourself in new ways.

— Drew Goddard

Every film I've done, I've tried to pick ones where I can learn.

— Adrian Pasdar

I'm not a craftsman of graphics or art or film. I'm more of an idea generator and manufacturer.

— Mike Mills

I've always been someone who feels better, if I see what I'm going through in a movie.

— Lena Dunham

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

— Federico Fellini

I go to anything at the cinema that gets the hype. I'm so easily seduced by it.

— Graeme Souness

I like putting a pair of Jordans on and sweats and going to watch film.

— Sean Payton

I do films that affect me, my family, my friends. I need to be affected by what I am showing.

— Mahesh Manjrekar