If you're a writer, write. You just keep writing. And if you're a filmmaker, you keep doing what you can to keep… — Dana Brunetti Copy Share Image
Kenny Lonergan, as a filmmaker, doesn't tell stories so much as he observes them, which is to say, his films don't come… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
When the American documentary filmmaker Donn Alan Pennebaker wanted to do a film on Dylan, Dylan asked him what he'd already done,… — Raymond Depardon Copy Share Image
It's said that if two documentary filmmakers meet they talk about the world, if two fiction filmmakers meet they talk about the… — Pirjo Honkasalo Copy Share Image
When we bring the filmmaker, we bring somebody to help us elevate the material with those things, to help us do something… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
I saw Dolce Vita and my mind was blown by it, by the synthesis. I realised I wanted to be a filmmaker… — Rebecca Miller Copy Share Image
A lot of filmmakers and actors say, "It's so important to bring an authenticity to the role," blah, blah, blah. But then… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
It might sound crazy, but filming in a conflict zone, in Afghanistan, and being a female filmmaker was the easy part. I… — Pietra Brettkelly Copy Share Image
I'm from a Lebanese-American family. And I've been had lot of contacts and - with Arab-American community, especially Arab-American filmmakers and actors… — Tony Shalhoub Copy Share Image
I think that until a filmmaker knows that about him- or herself, the films they make will just be copies of other… — Megan Griffiths Copy Share Image
While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of American culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
The Force is really a way of feeling; it's a way of being with life. It really has nothing to do with… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
[Steven Spielberg's films] are comforting, they always give you answers and I don't think they're very clever answers. The success of most… — Terry Gilliam Copy Share Image
I have wondered if I might be placed on a watch list of some sort by the government, though. I know that… — Marshall Curry Copy Share Image
There will always be competition, especially in showbiz. There's always someone younger and hungrier standing behind you; there's always someone with more… — Preity Zinta Copy Share Image
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for… — Andrey Zvyagintsev Copy Share Image
I think the purpose of test screenings is different for the studio and for the filmmaker. For the studio, I think they… — Michel Gondry 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
Leni Riefenstahl was the one person Goebbels had no control over in the filmmaking community of Nazi Germany, and they despised each… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I have a few filmmaker friends who are known for shooting super-fast, and they say that you don't have the time to… — Wes Ball Copy Share Image
When a documentary filmmaker, working in the style that I do, suggests that there has been a shooting ratio of 40 hours… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
I love a good harsh horror movie, when it's done well. But there are times when it feels cynical. You can tell… — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
The filmmaker Amos Poe was a huge inspiration for me by making guerrilla-style punk films on the streets of New York and… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
I think I'm always conscious of not letting things fit into a specific box. Being a filmmaker and trying to chart a… — Jonathan Levine Copy Share Image
Well it kind of is project to project because as a writer I think you always write to some degree about things… — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
I think filmmakers, in general... There are some awesome, really great filmmakers - but on the whole, filmmakers, actors, I think they… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a feature filmmaker and tried to treat that experience as some sort of elite film school where… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I was always a filmmaker before I was anything else. If I was always anything, I was a storyteller, and it never… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
I want my audience to say, "Wow, this is a film I'm benefiting from. I'm benefiting from what this filmmaker is trying… — Michael Pitt Copy Share Image
I love talking about acting. I'm just such a fan of actors and filmmakers, and I try to choose roles where I… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
Mohan Raja is an interesting filmmaker. He is constantly, if I may use the word, contradicting himself. He explains a scene, and… — Fahadh Faasil Copy Share Image
I suppose once in a while, a filmmaker makes a movie that's more than just a sum of its parts, more than… — Sam Mendes Copy Share Image
Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have… — Neil LaBute Copy Share Image
I thought one way to try to hold on to the power was to write the script myself. That way, I could… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
If you're a fan of American roots music, you won't want to miss 'Awake My Soul--The Story of the Sacred Harp.' Filmmakers… — Eric Zorn Copy Share Image
I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
Our own lives feel so disordered and confusing, so it's amazing to me that the filmmakers caught the personal, emotional high points… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
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