The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small… — John Huston Copy Share Image
I'm not an activist. I'm a filmmaker. I'm a dramatist. My strength is to tell a story, to find a way to… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
In London, there must be thousands of people in the business of making films, whereas in Nottingham or Sheffield, you're probably talking… — Shane Meadows Copy Share Image
“Dance expresses joy better than anything else. Don't dance for the audience; dance for yourself.” — Bob Fosse Copy Share Image
I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life. — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
One has to choose between engaging in stylistic research or the mere recording of facts. I feel that a filmmaker must go… — Djibril Diop Mambety Copy Share Image
I just trust the director and never overanalyse the script, screenplay, etc. You are just taking a bet at the end of… — Ravi Teja Copy Share Image
I thing for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films. You see the statistics, and the dropoff… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
I'm pretty committed to being a filmmaker because it incorporates everything I love: music, art direction, story, and you know - everything. — Adria Petty Copy Share Image
A lot of filmmakers from my generation were lucky enough to have their work more or less perpetuated by people who saw… — Joe Dante Copy Share Image
Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh isn't really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists,… — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
I'm a reader. I like - I'm a great reader. I keep going back, though, to certain authors, just like I love… — David Small Copy Share Image
Growing up and applying to college, I just imagined that I would study acting. But then, once I went to college, I… — Sophia Takal Copy Share Image
My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think one of the luxuries of being a filmmaker is that you can ask questions but not necessarily have to answer… — Nick Love Copy Share Image
Filmmakers now have the freedom to create the type of movie they want. More screenwriters, directors, and producers now have the chance… — Robert Greenwald Copy Share Image
But if you, as an independent filmmaker or a "serious" filmmaker, think you put more love into your characters than the Russo… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
On the comedy side of what I love as a filmmaker are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Eddie Murphy; those are my… — David Dobkin Copy Share Image
I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
The biggest misconception is that I'm only a documentary filmmaker, but in fact I have made many narrative shorts. My biggest inspirations… — Alex Hammond Copy Share Image
I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
Is there deeply embedded change within our industry? And I would say, as a black filmmaker, it's easy for me to focus… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
