I think all movies are political. The ones that are not political intentionally are the worst, and have the worst politics, I… — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
I think it is really important to be in some way provocative -- either intellectually or viscerally -- in the films one… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't… — Julie Taymor Copy Share Image
Well, I wouldn't say that this experience had any influence on my decision to do this film about Andy, because Andy was… — Milos Forman Copy Share Image
There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had… — Conrad Hall Copy Share Image
I have acted in all four film industries in the South. I speak all four languages because of my upbringing in various… — Priyamani Copy Share Image
In Japan, violence isn't as controversial as it is in the West. Pornography is more restricted, but it's not hard to make… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Along the way, a lot of filmmakers get rid of things that are messy or don't fit in some ways. To me,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
It's true that there are younger people making films, and there are different kinds of films. This has created some attention in… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Stories have tangents; they open up and become different things. You can still have a structure, but you should leave room to… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
I am just pitifully nostalgic. I can't help but roll my eyes at myself frequently. I mean, I still shoot black-and-white film.… — Chris Lowell Copy Share Image
Personally, I consider 'Titanic' the most brilliant example of successful counterprogramming; the film actually countered itself by embedding an epic chick flick… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
We all age. You shouldn't discount it as a subject for a film. Just because the characters are dealing with issues that… — James Franco Copy Share Image
When I was in elementary school, I watched 'Cinema Paradiso' 22 times and memorized the dialogue. In the movie, everyone had a… — Lisa Brennan-Jobs Copy Share Image
'Shivalinga' was a tough project - I did my own stunts in the film. I actually enjoyed it, as I play a… — Ritika Singh Copy Share Image
There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
None of my films are comparable to anybody else's. So many years after I made them, nobody's been able to copy them. — Paul Morrissey Copy Share Image
I'm always kind of off to the next movie, and focused on making sure that the one I'm currently working on is… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
The aim has always been to tell stories to a global audience, and whatever takes me there, I'm okay with it. And… — Arjun Mathur Copy Share Image
I'm not really premeditative in any way at all. I come up with an idea, hopefully for a film, and then I'm… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
Think of my movies as heightening our awareness, not confusing the difference between truth and fiction, but heightening our awareness of how… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The questions of economics, and how they infect, or rather how they affect intimacy. And that's probably the subject of all my… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
If you think about it, most cinema is built along 19th-century models. You would hardly think that the cinema had discovered James… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I try to nap through as much of it as possible. I didn't even know about my Christmas movie until this February. — Grumpy Cat Copy Share Image
I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film. — Barbara Hershey Copy Share Image
A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work. — George C. Wolfe Copy Share Image
I like a movie that the audience actively has to participate in, and not just casually observe. Whatever my part in it,… — Jennifer Jason Leigh Copy Share Image
Film, therefore, is part of society, not distant from it, easy to experience for people regardless of class. — Mark Poster Copy Share Image
That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately… — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
I think there's something special about getting a moment perfect or near perfect. In a film, you can do that. — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
Graphic novel genre become really quite popular. It's really a big screen film genre that they have successfully moved into the small… — Dustin Clare Copy Share Image
In the case of the 'Saint' movie, I did do some research. I visited a few shelters. But usually, my stuff just… — Lyle Kessler Copy Share Image
If you don't take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
I don't want to make a habit of just playing small roles, because I really enjoy the process of being part of… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
You can talk film theory till you're blue in the face, but in the end, the thing that may haunt you most… — Stephanie Zacharek Copy Share Image
No one in Hollywood really knows what a good idea is before a movie hits the screens. We only know if it's… — Brian Grazer Copy Share Image
My victory is when the audience buys a ticket to watch my film. I am extremely thrilled when they give it a… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
If anyone has the opportunity to connect the dots and look at the directors I've worked with, from TV to film, there… — Regina King Copy Share Image
