Filmmaker Quotes · Page 11

I have lot of respect of filmmakers who work in Telugu and Tamil.

— Anil Kapoor

It's interesting for myself, growing up as an Asian-American filmmaker. Coming into the industry, my parents always said, "No one's going to…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I live in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. and spend time in the West Village, where my wife Elizabeth Cotnoir, a writer-producer and documentary…

— Howard Shore

Each one [movie] is very important to us and from a fiscal responsibility, filmmakers understand that it's highly personal for us and…

— Thomas Tull

I never intended to be a documentary filmmaker. I think I became a documentary filmmaker because I had trouble writing, and I…

— Errol Morris

I came from advertising. For me it's about protecting the director's vision. That's always the goal. There's keeping things on budget and…

— Charles Roven

With the Ford Foundation grant all of a sudden instead of being an artist that had made a couple of short films,…

— Bruce Conner

In polite society, there is such a thing as sensitivity to some issues, as time has gone on. There was a time…

— Quentin Tarantino

I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and…

— John Hurt

If you want the film [La La Land ] to represent all things jazz, it does not. You'll be disappointed by that.…

— John Legend

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting…

— George Clooney

Outcasts may grow up to be novelists and filmmakers and computer tycoons, but they will never be the athletic ruling class.

— Chuck Klosterman

You have to really be able to trust the director. It's about the filmmaker and whether or not I'm going to be…

— Cameron Diaz

'Looper' was a wonderful script. Rian Johnson is the real deal and a really talented filmmaker.

— Paul Dano

Like a lot of people my age, I grew up on Amblin movies. They're a part of who I am as a…

— Colin Trevorrow

I like to make films because I like to go into another world. I like to get lost in another world. And…

— David Lynch

I would always rather do a mediocre script with a great filmmaker than a great script with a mediocre filmmaker.

— Kirsten Dunst

When you go for something because you're curious about it, you get psyched up about the chance of getting into it. It's…

— Ang Lee

I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is…

— Robert Redford

With my horror movies or with this movie [Valley of Violence], same thing. The subtext of this movie is what to take…

— Ti West

As a filmmaker it's a dream to make a western.

— Ti West

The word griot...is the word for what I do and the role that the filmmaker has in society...the griot is a messenger…

— Djibril Diop Mambety

I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be…

— Callie Khouri

I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience…

— Amanda Hocking

One thing we haven't mentioned is something everyone should understand very clearly. Look at the budget that was invested in 'Avatar': who…

— Jackie Chan