Filmmaking, like sex, isn't a polite enterprise. It involves a lot of mess and the bottom line is, if somebody ain't screaming,… — James Woods Copy Share Image
I earn my living by teaching film, mostly filmmaking but also teaching courses on current cinema. I'm interested in movies. I hope… — Thom Andersen Copy Share Image
All drama is conflict. Without conflict, there is no action. Without action, there is no character. Without character, there is no story.… — Syd Field Copy Share Image
I love the way the long scenes feel - one of the characteristics of '70s filmmaking is that you don't cut around… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
That's what I learned most about directing on my own - you've got to build a family, a filmmaking family. — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter what kind of role I am doing. I just enjoy the process of acting and filmmaking. — Akshaye Khanna Copy Share Image
Filmmaking seems more difficult but theatre comes with its own challenges. — Puneet Issar Copy Share Image
I've always traveled with the films because I want the audience to be my teacher so that I can learn for the… — Sally Potter Copy Share Image
I love writing, but I stopped because I felt I was more effective approaching filmmaking from a different vantage point. — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
The new 'Avatar' BluRay is a lesson in filmmaking. It really is inspiring. — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
Sometimes it wasn't even when we were knocking on doors, it would be, the phone would ring and somebody would say, "God… — Stephen Kendrick Copy Share Image
I studied English in college and approached filmmaking from a writing background while trying to learn as much as I could about… — Susanna Fogel Copy Share Image
Mostly it's like, I get inspired by something and I want to learn that part of filmmaking, I want to delve into… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's fair to say that it's a bad time for movies. It seems to me that throughout the… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
If you look at most mainstream filmmaking, to be honest, some of these films aren't even asking questions anymore at all. — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image
“If you think that you can hide what your interests are, what your prurient interests are, what your noble interests are, what… — David Fincher Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm still learning a lot. I think there's a tendency for people who are just doing their first couple… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
I have, obviously, a very complex relationship with the more industrial side of filmmaking and the machinery that can take an actor… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
We with Komplizen Film believe very much in the writer-director and in the freedom of a filmmaker. I think it's always good… — Maren Ade Copy Share Image
We've kind of grown up in a post-Star Wars era, and what Star Wars did to cinema, in terms of an explosion… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
Whether it is photography, assemblage art or filmmaking, my work is to see beneath the surface. — Christophe Agou Copy Share Image
In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time,… — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
It was in Kanpur where I got exposed to the art of filmmaking. — Vijay Krishna Acharya Copy Share Image