Film Quotes · Page 292

Directors should be paid for promising impossible things.

— Diego Luna

I want to do one or two commercial films, but also want to do off-beat movies.

— Amyra Dastur

God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie.

— John Waters

One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.

— Paul Dano

The studios will go wherever they smell money. It's like sharks to the blood.

— Don Bluth

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film.

— Taye Diggs

Not Today is definitely a movie that you have to see.

— Kari Jobe

I think listening to the director is the number one strength an actor should have.

— Varun Dhawan

You will learn more by walking from Canada to Guatemala than you will ever learn in film school.

— Werner Herzog

You can't make movies without known names, and unknowns can't become known, because they can't get work.

— Debra Granik

When you're on a film and you're doubting something, it's usually because you don't think the audience is going to like it.

— Gus Van Sant

It's very important to me to find ways to relate the audience to the characters. This is the first thing to go…

— Ti West

The whole purpose of filmmaking is to entertain the viewers and when it happens, it gives you a high.

— Sreenivasan

It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

— Taylor Hackford

I will do whatever I can to become the character. I have no right to distract the audience from the mood of…

— Vijay Sethupathi

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more…

— Ann Macbeth

I would say any film can be called feminist that has female characters who have agency in their life, that are in…

— Geena Davis

I think the important thing about staying creative and staying sharp and original is not to look back too much, and to…

— Wes Craven

This was only Taika Watiti fourth film [Hunt for the Wilderpeople], but I think he brings a very original way of looking…

— Sam Neill

There's never been a film with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the center released in theaters. Ever! One does not exist.…

— Ava DuVernay

Once I wrapped 'Insurgent', I went to Boston and shot a film called 'The Finest Hours.' It's based on a real story…

— Keiynan Lonsdale

If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to…

— Eric Bana

The chasm between independent film and commercial film is now so wide. You either have to be super-famous and get a first-time…

— Zawe Ashton

The ratings system is so bogus and people know it. Fewer and fewer people care. The ratings board has sort of exposed…

— William H. Macy

The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.

— Harold Ramis

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

— Orson Welles

I saw the film 'Amadeus' from when I was five, which made me want to take piano lessons.

— Mark Salling

Having a connection and chemistry with a director is really key.

— Dylan O'Brien

All the director wants is their idea of the movie to be believed in.

— Mark Romanek

I'll always have my skate life, but I absolutely like the fun of making movies.

— Ryan Sheckler

I do think 'All Is by My Side' is the type of film I'm the most happiest.

— Imogen Poots

Film is a collaborative medium, and I very much enjoy that.

— Johann Johannsson

I am grateful to those directors who actually designed roles for me.

— Rao Ramesh

“Film is a great tool to play with human emotions & thoughts.”

— Maria Tusar

I tell people if I want to make a film I just go make it so you can make yours.

— Fred Seibert

If I return to films, the feeling to do it must come from the heart.

— Sonali Bendre

We don't make movies for critics, since they don't pay to see them anyhow.

— Charles Bronson

I believe that the performance of my actors is of utmost importance to make a good film.

— Pankaj Kapur

Doing less films is sometimes intentional, but sometimes things just don't work out.

— Ali Fazal

As long as you keep your budgets small, there's a way of making films.

— Andrea Arnold