Roger Ebert was such a champion of underrepresented filmmakers. He was a very big deal to me. It shows the power of… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
The field (of filmmaking) is suddenly sexy, ... so it's deluged with these wannabes who say 'I don't want to be a… — John Landis Copy Share Image
Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
I wandered around in a confused daze for most of the '90s unable to even remember why I wanted to be a… — Guy Maddin Copy Share Image
I became interested in film as a viewer when I was a teenager. I would spend entire afternoons in an arthouse theater… — Omar Zuniga Copy Share Image
'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film. — Michael Fassbender Copy Share Image
In England, there's a lot of people producing their own work and becoming producers and filmmakers, so they're not constantly waiting around.… — Aml Ameen Copy Share Image
The comments you'll get from a filmmaker about your performance are going to be very different. My writing workshop is about mixing… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
It sounds kind of flighty, filmmaker-y, but I believe films are a piece of art. They are meant to be what they're… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
I understand the rules of Superman - not necessarily better than anyone else - but better than a normal filmmaker would. After… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry. However none of the 'New wave' of directors in Nigeria would… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
My advice to emerging documentary filmmakers would be: try to find other people, a group, a cooperative that you can work with.… — Pamela Yates Copy Share Image
As a woman filmmaker it's pretty important that you have some basis of confidence that you're coming from, because, as I got… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
I know how to write. So I am not totally at the mercy of filmmakers, but it's not a bad point. — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
There's got to be something you want to tell and that's the engine which spurs all of the work you have to… — Bradley Cooper Copy Share Image
I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
The Taliban's acts of cultural vandalism - the most infamous being the destruction of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas - had a devastating… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Technology has already opened the door a bit wider for filmmakers, with smaller digital cameras making production less cumbersome. Social media is… — Sharon Lawrence Copy Share Image
It's always important to understand as filmmakers that we're not making a documentary and it has to look good. It has to… — Michelle Yeoh Copy Share Image
When I make a movie, I want it to be everything to me; like I would die for it. — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
When you're talking horror or sci-fi, you're working in a genre that has loosely certain thematic elements, or, you could even call… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
God has been my number one inspiration. I also look up to Will Smith and Jamie Fox who are also personal friends… — Marques Houston Copy Share Image
