Film Quotes · Page 556

For me, the most important word in cinema is the word freedom. For example, in Europe, we've got freedom, we've got the…

— Jean-Pierre Jeunet

My father, who was the one who really got me hooked on movies, liked all kinds of films, and I saw all…

— Steven Soderbergh

My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.

— Eric Stoltz

For certain things, certain audiences, people will laugh. And in other places, there's dead silence. And I enjoy them both. You try…

— Harmony Korine

My working life is me doing what I want to do. This is that. I've made movies that people don't go to…

— Steven Soderbergh

It can't be a film on Kashmir and suddenly you are rolling down a mountain, singing poetry to a pretty babe. I…

— Kunal Kapoor

I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some…

— Christian Slater

You cannot believe how hard it is to try and raise money for a film. I did it for six years and…

— Virginia Madsen

'The Matrix' is a movie that is all about glamour. I could do a whole talk on 'The Matrix' and glamour. It…

— Virginia Postrel

I've never been able to develop a movie over several years, and keep coming back to it and adding to it. I…

— Joe Swanberg

I'm a film buff and I was keen to find out about the response to Daniel Craig's 007. 'Empire' and 'Hot Dog'…

— Burn Gorman

'Mr. Robot,' in particular, signals the rise of a fresh post-Occupy portrayal of the wealth gap. No longer is the story of…

— Alissa Quart

The thing about The Departed, the x-factor that people can't quite put their finger on, is that it deals clearly with class…

— William Monahan

Walking along past the store windows, into which she peers with her usual eagerness, her usual sense that maybe, today, she will…

— Margaret Atwood

The first Superman film took up a huge chunk of our lives, but it was a wonderful time for us. We were…

— Margot Kidder

I'm very jealous of actors that swoop in for 20 days, and then swoop back out. When you're a director, you're on…

— Francesca Gregorini

There are so many people in film and television that get between a performer and the audience, and that's frustrating.

— Tom Conti

My parents had a lot of movie soundtracks that they brought back from the States. So very early on I heard film…

— Alexandre Desplat

With the advent of multiplexes, the audiences coming in are not bothered by who's in the film. We need not run after…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

I'm a perfectionist, and I very rarely satisfy myself when I come in and watch the film the next day.

— Josh Rosen

I enjoy making all kinds of films. I love action films, war films, period films, adventure films.

— Mani Ratnam

When you make many films with the same actors you can develop a special understanding with them. I love working with people…

— Lina Wertmuller

Second movies are great because you can drop into them, and it doesn't really have a beginning on it, particularly in a…

— Peter Jackson

My philosophy is very simple. I want my fans to come to theatres and watch my films and enjoy. I ensure that…

— Kalabhavan Mani

I just think that the collective experience of going to see a film is something you can't recreate.

— Daniel Craig

I look at a film as just a film; language doesn't really matter. I just don't want to limit myself to a…

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you…

— Steven Seagal

I love to do movies. That's something that I find so much joy in, in being able to travel around and play…

— Hayden Panettiere

If you listen to a score from beginning to end, you should envision the entire film in your head.

— Michael Giacchino

Whether a movie part comes to me or I seek it out, there's always this journey to darkness through light, or vice…

— Laura Dern

Filmmaking requires the participation and cooperation of many people. It's unrealistic to expect that you're not going to be challenged by unforeseeable…

— Bennett Miller

I've liked all the directors I've worked with a lot. And the ones I like best are the ones that have really…

— Ellen Burstyn

What was so amazing and inspiring about 'GoodFellas' was that it showed the foot soldiers; the people more at the bottom as…

— John Hillcoat

Some directors are like it's their... nothing can change, nothing can move. I like collaborating, even when an extra has an idea,…

— Louis Leterrier

Take me to any other film industry, and they will be wondering why Telugu audiences love me so much.

— Nani

When you're making a psychological thriller, what you need to do is have an audience on shifting sand so they're never quite…

— Mark Strong

I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game.

— Joel Kinnaman

[ Woody Allen] persona in the films are so iconic; it's like on par with Groucho Marx or something like that.

— Alden Ehrenreich

That's what's great about animation: It's collegial, and it's all about collaboration. Any good animated film is good for animation.

— Roy Conli

I am doing the remake of 'Bai Chali Sasariye,' which was my debut in the Rajasthani film industry. It became a major…

— Upasana Singh