Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit… — Michael J. Bassett Copy Share Image
It's only normal for me to work with my family because I think they are talented and because there's a warmth when… — Nadine Labaki Copy Share Image
There are certain artists and filmmakers who, I get the impression, are trying to show off how bad their characters can be,… — Adrian Tomine Copy Share Image
Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough… — Ann Macbeth Copy Share Image
I am an emotional and fragile person. I observe life, I am perceptive and can read a person's body language. I have… — Madhur Bhandarkar Copy Share Image
People say I pay too much attention to the look of a movie but for God's sake, I'm not producing a Radio… — Ridley Scott 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 am surely a feminist filmmaker, but not because I set out to become one, or am trying to make any kind… — Nina Menkes Copy Share Image
I was inspired by Maya Deren because she was the first woman filmmaker whose films I saw. I also loved Fellini and… — Chris Hegedus Copy Share Image
You don't have to be musician to listen to music, and you don't have to be a filmmaker to go to the… — Dallas Campbell Copy Share Image
John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone - those guys are consummate filmmakers. They believe that you don't talk it,… — George Hamilton Copy Share Image
I have a team, the same team of filmmakers I worked with on 'Pi' and 'Requiem'. Which is my cameraman, and my… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
I chose to tell a personal story. When you tell a movie like this that's as emotionally charged as this is, it's… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
But, in each case, as a filmmaker who's been given sizable budgets with which to work, I feel a responsibility to the… — Christopher Nolan Copy Share Image
I read an interview with Mark Wahlberg, and he was like, ‘I might read a script and love it, but it’s all… — Shiloh Fernandez Copy Share Image
Over the course of my career, I've had the great fortune of working with some incredible filmmakers who have protected me and… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
It's exciting to try to do something in a totally different way - to bring out something totally different in me as… — Drake Doremus Copy Share Image
Anger, stress, tension, depression, sorrow, hate, fear - these things start to retreat. And for a filmmaker, having this negativity lift away… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Australians just don't see that many Australian films, but it's also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies… — Georgina Haig Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if you're the smartest person in the room: If you're not someone who people want to be around, you… — Melissa Rosenberg Copy Share Image
I wanted people to know that I'm not just a guy who does weird videos on the Internet. I actually am a… — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
The concept of even having fans is still kind of weird to me. I really just feel like a filmmaker that is… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
“Oscar may be the world’s most glorious way of honoring your work, but the real award for a filmmaker is the contentment… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Each one [movie] is very important to us and from a fiscal responsibility, filmmakers understand that it's highly personal for us and… — Thomas Tull Copy Share Image
Hindsight is the most dangerous thing imaginable for me. I imagine that's the case for most filmmakers. And I would love to… — David Lowery Copy Share Image
I'm not a career filmmaker. I just like to do things that I still kind of believe in and because of that… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
So there's a choice that I made to tell stories that are still psychological melodramas about domestic issues. The challenge is to… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
It's always better to work with a good filmmaker. It makes a lot of difference with the presentation of the film, which… — Pulkit Samrat Copy Share Image
We're a family operation. There's not many of us. We have a couple people who come from time to time who work… — D. A. Pennebaker Copy Share Image
For city dwellers like me who don't get to vacation in the summer, no filmmaker can so effectively make you feel like… — Jake Paltrow Copy Share Image
Chris Marker has a brilliant mind and heart and appetite for life, and it's a privilege to travel with him to whatever… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
America is a magical place, and I think my job, or the job of a lot of us European filmmakers is to… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times,… — Spike Lee 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
I understand when there's no money for the arts in the government, but it should maybe pressure private companies to support more… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I'm a film director. Gay is an adjective that I certainly am, but I don't know that it's my first one. I… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I would want to be a filmmaker, because I've seen how many people they have to go through in… — Lucas Hedges Copy Share Image
My experience of test screenings is that you don't know what kind of mood people are going to be in, and sometimes… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
Why would anyone want to be famous, certainly not me. My only goal in an acting career is to be able to… — Tim Holmes 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