The film business has changed and society has changed. I started acting before the internet, which is insane to say. That makes… — James Van Der Beek Copy Share Image
In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism -… — Fredric Jameson Copy Share Image
I find it quite difficult on studio films because there are so many different executives and things like that that you have… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
I don't usually see what I've done. I don't often watch the film or watch the show. It's really about that experience… — Jennifer Beals Copy Share Image
Certainly, no studio is going to put its money and its muscle behind something that they don't think they can spin five… — Dave Itzkoff Copy Share Image
I feel like I hadn't given that many classic films, like, a really good chance. I watched 'Casablanca' a really long time… — Miranda Cosgrove Copy Share Image
Having total freedom to direct my own movies is more difficult than those I was hired for, where the framework has been… — Takeshi Kitano Copy Share Image
Back before 'Brick,' I wrote a short film that I never ended up shooting: hit men in the present who work for… — Rian Johnson Copy Share Image
My movies more often are told through pictures, not words. But in this case, the pictures took second position to the incredible… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really… — Renee O'Connor Copy Share Image
You're not directing an actor toward a thing they can't achieve. Because direction is elusive. When directors hold respect for the various… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
When I'm directing, I really try not to be tied to anything. I don't even have the sides in my hands. I… — Matt Ross Copy Share Image
It's the interaction between those characters that really makes that movie as special as it is, and I'm proud to say, as… — Jeph Loeb Copy Share Image
I was inspired by Maya Deren because she was the first woman filmmaker whose films I saw. I also loved Fellini and… — Chris Hegedus Copy Share Image
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It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need… — Irvin Kershner Copy Share Image
It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I hadn't even… — Bille August Copy Share Image
When I think about the new film, I think I can do whatever I want with fiction, but the more documentary it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Hollywood seems to succumb to fads. Well, action films do well. Give me violence. Give me a scene where there's a couple… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I dedicate some of my power to Mike Tyson. I watched a lot of film on Mike Tyson. Then we started taking… — Keith Thurman Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't have television. My dad would make up stories and tell me stories, so my imagination ran wild. When… — Shiloh Fernandez Copy Share Image
When I watch films and it becomes just about the reference and not necessarily a flow with how people naturally speak, that's… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
There's always a concern over budget with film too but people are more extravagant when they're making a feature. In television everything's… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
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When I was in France, I'd buy books about the history of the Cannes Film Festival, with all those images of the… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they're… — Clemence Poesy Copy Share Image
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I love independents, just because, you know, you and the director are the ones creating your character. It's not the studio, the… — Emma Roberts Copy Share Image
I've never been a puppeteer, I conceive and I write and I design and I direct. And not just puppets. I direct… — Julie Taymor Copy Share Image
I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them.… — Russell Peters Copy Share Image
Can a film really change anything? I mean, what was the last time? Maybe the Italian neo-realists, where they became the voice… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I should say that feminism gave me permission to deal with my own emotional life and put it up front in certain… — Yvonne Rainer Copy Share Image
It's true that I don't think I'd be a good director. If I were a director, I'd try to hire the best… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
Something that bothers me is when legacy overwhelms presence, right? People that are, myself included, too concerned with some idea of yourself… — Fred Hechinger Copy Share Image
The same applies to the music and film industries. Until the heads of the labels start wanting to make money rather than… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I always looked up to great actors and great films. A lot of my family would be like, 'Come on, you should… — Jacob Latimore Copy Share Image
Two words guided the making of 'Babel' for me: 'dignity' and 'compassion.' These things are normally forgotten in the making of a… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
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