Filmmakers Quotes · Page 5

Filmmakers have role for everyone today. There are no stereotypical roles.

— Lara Dutta

Many filmmakers have had that experience. They make a movie, then out of nowhere, they either pass censorship or fail.

— Jiang Wen

If you aim for parody right off the bat and it misses, no offense to the filmmakers, but it is Meet the…

— Adam McKay

You know, when I first started making online videos, there were a lot of filmmakers I befriended who were doing it too.

— Lena Dunham

I know many filmmakers, and shooting in IMAX is challenging. Filmmakers love the vividness and power of those big images.

— Nina Jacobson

Even in Hollywood, filmmakers are re-creating classics at regular intervals.

— Mohanlal

I consider myself as a director's actor, so I'm open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad.

— Aditi Rao Hydari

I tend to get hired because the filmmakers like what I do, so there's usually not that much conflict about the direction.

— Johann Johannsson

I would tell filmmakers: 'Don't just be seduced by the same old, same old. There are interesting things you can explore that…

— Alex Gibney

I'm transitioning to television and film, but ultimately, I want to have a stronger presence on the web and be able to…

— Issa Rae

I grew up in a family of filmmakers, so I always wanted to make films about animals, especially comical films. Something about…

— Isabella Rossellini

Twitter and social media have so changed the game for filmmakers, but especially for artists. It shrinks the world and gives chance…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

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

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

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

I really hope people go out and support the indie filmmakers, because it's a dying breed and there's a lot of cool…

— Bryan Greenberg

I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've…

— George Hickenlooper

Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.

— Ben Whishaw

It is always wonderful to have a theatrical release; lot of filmmakers desire that.

— Soni Razdan

Filmmakers who use narrators pay a price for taking the easy way: narrated films date far more quickly than films without narrators.

— Bruce Jackson

Filmmakers have to really find a unique take on something if they're going to explore an already-explored genre of movies.

— Josh Trank

The filmmakers I really love are the ones that let me look through their eyes for a while. They have an aesthetic…

— Dave McKean

There are so many talented filmmakers, but they find it difficult to put their content out to the viewer.

— Aishwarya R. Dhanush

I have always said some of the finest filmmakers in the country have come out of Bengal.

— Soha Ali Khan

There are filmmakers who get lucky with the first film itself, and then there are some of us who have to face…

— Mani Ratnam

I want to be amongst the top 10, if not top five filmmakers. Though I don't think I'd stand even in the…

— Arbaaz Khan

Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense.

— Sean Baker

While I always thought of making sequels to movies like 'Ghayal,' the filmmakers would almost always veto the idea.

— Sunny Deol

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the…

— Morgan Spurlock

I think people want to watch me in films, and that's why filmmakers want to work with me and tell stories.

— Bhumi Pednekar

Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.

— James Ransone

I like to work with artists from around the world. There are so many new inspiring filmmakers.

— Angelina Jolie

For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.

— Donnie Wahlberg

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.

— Costa-Gavras

There are certain filmmakers who look at the kind of work you have been a part of or if you come with…

— Vaani Kapoor

Some young filmmakers, unfortunately, don't have the ability to resist attempts to maybe cut their films down unfairly.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

The web offers a creative climate that filmmakers have been craving for.

— Vikram Bhatt

This is what I always tell my filmmakers-you have to do tons of research, because you don't know where the inspiration is…

— John Lasseter

Some filmmakers go into a film and it's already shot and cut in their head.

— Johnny Depp

I always say that AMC hires filmmakers, and they let them be filmmakers.

— Michelle MacLaren