As a filmmaker, I've had films that over-achieved and I've had films that under-achieved. You always go in trying to do your… — Joseph McGinty Nichol Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, like any artist, when something affects me emotionally I think about it in those terms. It's my way of… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious. — Sadie Frost Copy Share Image
Films don't decide my whole life. They are just a part of who I am. What I do in my personal life… — Anonymous 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
The things and the projects that I want to be a part of are not the ones that I get offered. I… — Nina Dobrev Copy Share Image
I thought The Big Short deserved a nomination because Adam MacKay is one of the best filmmakers. A lot of what he… — Bun B Copy Share Image
All I want is the same opportunities as the filmmakers I grew up admiring. But you know, I've had lots of amazing… — Tim Story Copy Share Image
When you take that to the next level of guiding a group of filmmakers to actually depict him, it's even more challenging.… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Be yourself. I much prefer seeing something, even it is clumsy, that doesn't look like somebody else's work. — William Klein Copy Share Image
Both as a filmmaker and as a fan I love the behind-the-scenes stuff, I like it even more than deleted scenes frankly.… — Simon Kinberg Copy Share Image
If you want to be a filmmaker, ask yourself if you could imagine doing any other job. If you can, that’s a… — Terrence Malick Copy Share Image
I believe that filmmakers have to internalize the story and subtext so well that all of the departments can start to speak… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I don't want to become an ivory tower filmmaker. That sounds peculiar, but I want to be a mainstream filmmaker. I want… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
A lot of first-time filmmakers are almost apologizing for their movie by saying, 'Well, we only had 18 days to shoot, you… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
In some ways a mark of good parenting is that you don't try to make your children into little knockoffs of yourself.… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
My friend, the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, was murdered in 2004 for having been insufficiently reverent toward Islam. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
David Lynch was actually the one who first inspired me to become a filmmaker when I was in high school. His films… — Paul Dalio Copy Share Image
You do sometimes have to work on things where you love the cast and you love the filmmaker, and the role might… — Mary Elizabeth Winstead Copy Share Image
It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
Sidney Lumet is one of my favorite filmmakers. I feel like his approach to filmmaking was always so human. He was always… — Derek Cianfrance Copy Share Image
When I do encounter young women or aspiring filmmakers who tell me that I've inspired them or that my work means something… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
It's only the filmmaker. The script is really, really second. And there's a huge gap between filmmaker and script for me. I… — Brady Corbet Copy Share Image
