Film Quotes · Page 371

Movies are very hard to make, to get it all to come together. So many people have their say in what the…

— Andy Garcia

I could not - and I still cannot - see a sustainable career as a filmmaker in which I focus fully on…

— Ira Sachs

There are a lot of aspects of filmmaking that I love, but one of my favorites is in post, finding the right…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

I started with veteran K. Balachander sir, who called me for his series 'Anni.' He promised me that he would make sure…

— Adithya Menon

I'm fascinated with films that deal with strategy because there's a right way and a wrong way to get the job done.

— Cindy Morgan

In films, we tend to come up with something new all the time. Challenges and experiments are new at every stage.

— Sreenivasan

When you get confidence from your director, as an actor, it is all a matter of how your director says, 'This is…

— Pankaj Kapur

That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even…

— Cameron Crowe

“Both pieces are similar in one way:what one could believe, one doubts. Nicoise because one depends upon the moral sense of the…

— Mark Z. Danielewski

Films like 'Bond' fund training schemes for film technicians of the future, and working on films themselves provides a great training ground…

— Callum McDougall

You've got to remember that films don't lead the way. People think that films are trying to lead society. Mostly, they're reflecting…

— George Clooney

I had such a good time doing that movie [Sister Act 2]. My daughter's in that movie. It was a fun film…

— Whoopi Goldberg

As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so…

— Michael Caine

It's possible to think of photography as an act of editing, a matter of where you put your rectangle pull it out…

— Michael Kenna

In many ways, a teaser trailer these days has just become a short version of the full-length trailer, as opposed to something…

— Rick Famuyiwa

I gravitate towards anything that feels challenging to me, that feels like it's gonna be saying something a bit different and new…

— David Oyelowo

Writers would hate me saying this, and I love words, but I have to say that cinema exists, on one level, for…

— Miranda Otto

I'm such a big fan of Woody Allen. I once tried staying at the same hotel as him, hoping I would bump…

— Deepika Padukone

If you ever want to be interrogated, get Michael Shannon to do it. He's an amazing man. I loved working with him.

— Florence Pugh

Enough of the formulaic stuff. I am not saying pot-boilers are going to stop coming, but there should be other quality-centric films…

— Shoojit Sircar

Only God Forgives was very much a generation gap in a way. It was all the youth of the world that embraced…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were.

— James Franco

Many film scores try to force an emotion into a story that inherently is not there in the first place.

— Michael Giacchino

While doing 'Ghazi,' Sankalp said he wanted me for his next film. He is a genius. There is always a mini-war going…

— Satyadev Kancharana

I don't think a heroine-oriented film has the capacity to pull an audience like a hero-oriented film in any film industry.

— Priyamani

One feature film that I am most proud of is Forrest Gump which starred Tom Hanks. Once you are called out to…

— Leland Sklar

I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit…

— Olesya Rulin

“Some stories don’t make movies. I mean superheroes, spies, serial killers… sure. But there’s some feelings you can’t put on a screen.”

— Damon Suede

'Baby's Day Out' is maybe not a great movie, but... No, I've enjoyed and learned things from every project I've worked on.…

— John Knoll

For me 'Satyagraha' is a big film as I am working with Amitabh Bachchan. It is a big opportunity.

— Amrita Rao

Somebody who doesn't understand my directing style could be pretty taken aback by it if I start going off the schedule and…

— Sean Baker

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

— Ava DuVernay

A TV show is an open universe, whereas a film is more of a closed universe. No disrespect to movies, there's just…

— Mark Duplass

I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness:…

— Rachel Morrison

So our films had a lot more to them than entertainment value, and I'm glad that a lot of people recognize that…

— Ray Harryhausen

It was the money from 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws' that allowed the theaters to build their multiplexes, which allowed an opening up…

— George Lucas

When people tell me that my films make them smile, I feel like I'm doing a social service by making these light-hearted…

— Priyadarshan

Are you crazy? The last thing you want to do is make a scene." "Well, I'm gonna make a movie if you…

— Sister Souljah

That sounds stupid, but in most films that take six months, you're actually spending four weeks to do a fight scene.

— Tom Sturridge

I'm not interested in making 'black' movies. I'm interested in making movies that reflect reality as I perceive it.

— Bill Duke