I had been acting for 40 years when politics beckoned. I didn't want to continue with a film career. It had to… — Vijayashanti Copy Share Image
I haven't done a movie without a member of the original cast of 'Zombieland' - they've all been in every movie I've… — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
When I made 'Pizza,' all I had in my mind was to make the film reach as many people as possible. — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
I think watching a movie that simply confirms my feelings is a waste of time. That applies not only to movies, but… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
Everybody is doing you a favor when you're doing a documentary. You can't pressure them into it. — Ice T Copy Share Image
Everybody doesn't get to do each and every film. I don't compete with others; I compete with myself. I have been an… — Deepika Padukone Copy Share Image
I've done enough films to know how to save up my energy for the take and then give it on the take… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
Your opinion is not influenced by anyone when you're alone at a matinee. It's just you and the movie. — Alison Brie Copy Share Image
If I'm ever working on a set and anyone talks about a master shot, I say there is no master shot. Before… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
I have cultivated a little crew of people whose opinions I understand. It's like the way you'd follow certain film critics because… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
I am calm but on the outside, mostly. When I'm on a film set, the stress is so humongous that I'm dying… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Making movies is like a circus. You get together for a finite amount of time and you build the most extravagant thing… — Joe Hahn Copy Share Image
A chief cause of unhappiness is what I call mental movies. Mental movies are a misuse of the imagination. You know how… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in… — Jennifer Connelly Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It… — Randeep Hooda Copy Share Image
I don't think you need $35 million bucks to make a movie. I think what people should do is make a lot… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
The director's in charge of every single decision [in film]. It's a dictatorship.It's a benevolent dictatorship, but it's true. It's every single… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
If the right thing came along, I would absolutely direct something I did not write because I love the process so much,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Many number of times I say no when a producer or a director asks me to do a cop's role, unless the… — Vishwajeet Pradhan Copy Share Image
The greatest movie would be the movie that gave the audience a cathartic feeling of transcendence. — Nick Nolte Copy Share Image
Music, for me, in a film is never... I don't want to use music as a slave of the image. I want… — Jasmila Zbanic Copy Share Image
I wrote the novel [Room], and then I thought, "This could work on film, and I want to be the one to… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I was never really a child actor. I was working sporadically in indie films in Pennsylvania, but I was still living at… — Charlie McDermott Copy Share Image
I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever a film doesn't follow to the letter the preset strict conventional rules of today's commercial cinema, it's considered weird. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I'm going to eventually shoot my own special, because you have to own your own content. My Turn (2003), that's never been… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
I wanted to do a political film that is as nonpartisan as can be, because I wanted to do a story that… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to… — John Tiffany Copy Share Image
I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees… — Andy Garcia Copy Share Image
I'm very happy to be directing though. It's a challenge, and it's a lot of fun for me to be on set. — Jason Priestley Copy Share Image
The barrier between TV and movies has come down and film actors are willing to do TV and vice versa, because they… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
There are so many directors that I want to work with, but I can't tell you that there's one role. If I… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
I don't get the romances. I did try - a film called 'Roseanna's Grave' in the 1990s. I liked it. But the… — Jean Reno Copy Share Image
Ninety per cent of the times, filming is a cakewalk. You start it, shoot it and release it without any major hassles.… — Sajid Nadiadwala Copy Share Image
I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence… — Morris Chestnut Copy Share Image
I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I went to Howard University and majored in Film Production and minored in Acting. I turned down an opportunity to go pro… — Lance Gross Copy Share Image
My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I was born in Rome on March 11, 1923. Because of my age, I've become a piece of this country's history, but… — Giovanna Cau Copy Share Image
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