Painters can study the masters can't they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do? — Eva Marie Saint Copy Share Image
Pop music can get inside us and enter our memory bubbles. It provides those true Proustian moments, unlocking sensations, unlocking our imaginations.… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be a filmmaker. I still, sometimes, think I got sidetracked by this, like this is a tangent. My… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
My dad couldn't connect to my wanting to be a filmmaker. He was very connected in entertainment, and through him I met… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
What is my intention being a filmmaker? To make as much money as possible, or get as much attention as possible? It's… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
I don't really distinguish between a fictional hero and a real life hero as a basis for any comparison. To me, a… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Nobody really truly supporting independent filmmakers anymore. It's just dire. There's a lot of bad filmmaking, and there's a lot of people… — Daniel Gillies Copy Share Image
I think if some people know anything about African cinema it's something like the The Gods Must Be Crazy, which is such… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
I have an Honors Degree in Drama from the University of Alberta, but when it was done I knew a life in… — Karen Walton Copy Share Image
I was thinking about being more global in my work, which means trying more foreign countries and working with foreign filmmakers, hoping… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film.… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
I believe in life. I know that life comes in at your heart and it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
I've never seen myself as a documentary filmmaker. I see myself as a filmmaker, period, and I am interested in drama as… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
So much can be learned by any filmmaker by studying his work, in terms of blocking, staging, editing and sound. — Ramin Bahrani Copy Share Image
But I did on projects that I produced, that I directed, that I acted in because it was important. I want to… — Eriq La Salle Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as "an auteurist filmmaker." Every film directors is an auteur. We only make films that we do because… — Lee Yoon-ki Copy Share Image
I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I'm a visual filmmaker so the camera is a big part of my storytelling tool and it's something that I really rely… — James Wan Copy Share Image
The weird thing is that, with actors, filmmakers and directors, it doesn't really matter if it's Robert Downey Jr., who's one of… — Noomi Rapace Copy Share Image
My father is an absolute inspiration and such a gifted filmmaker. I have learned and continue to learn so much from him. — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image