I think of myself more as a filmmaker or as a film person than as strictly just a writer. I don't come… — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
He [Michael Cimino] wasn't the typical filmmaker. I don't know if he had more in him, he certainly had a lot of… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
“I ask Laurie if it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie.” — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
It wouldn't have existed without France, and it's a French initiative. As a filmmaker, I owe everything to France - I got… — Deniz Gamze Erguven Copy Share Image
I don't call myself an 'independent filmmaker'. Either a concept works within a studio system or it doesn't. If it does then… — Andrew Neel Copy Share Image
At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the… — Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Copy Share Image
As an independent filmmaker, the biggest challenge is finding the money. Whenever you have interest in a film project you need to… — Harrison Smith Copy Share Image
Dancer, bride, runaway wife, radical filmmaker and pioneer - Shirley Clarke is one of the great undertold stories of American independent cinema. — Manohla Dargis Copy Share Image
Some black filmmakers will say, "I don't want to be considered a black filmmaker, I'm a filmmaker." I don't think that. I'm… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
For city dwellers like me who don't get to vacation in the summer, no filmmaker can so effectively make you feel like… — Jake Paltrow Copy Share Image
Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker. — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
When I first saw a White Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It's hard to… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
Along the way, female filmmakers will have the feeling that they're not good enough. And that's really just a result of being… — Jill Soloway Copy Share Image
You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things.… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
The one thing I'm proud of as a filmmaker is that people are entitled not to like my films - that's the… — McG Copy Share Image
You must live life in its very elementary forms. The Mexicans have a very nice word for it: pura vida. It doesn't… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
The White Palace was pretty impressive. Very impressive, in fact. The day to day running of the set was everybody showed up… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
You have to be able to feel like you can play way outside of the box. If you're with a great filmmaker… — Charlize Theron 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
There was one moment, and it happened in school. I had a big final exam - we were supposed to write a… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker. — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image