--- title: "18 Filmmaking Really Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 18 Filmmaking Really quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Filmmaking Really sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/naomi-ackie-6367_cinema_the-reality-of-filmmaking-is-that-it-s-r_1770168.jpg" --- > [The reality of filmmaking is that it's really intense. You need to treat yourself carefully. I just want to enjoy it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-ackie/the-reality-of-filmmaking-is-that-it-s-really-intense-you-need-to/) [Naomi Ackie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-ackie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/naomi-ackie-6367_cinema_the-reality-of-filmmaking-is-that-it-s-r_1770168.jpg) > [The new 'Avatar' BluRay is a lesson in filmmaking. It really is inspiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-leterrier/the-new-avatar-bluray-is-a-lesson-in-filmmaking-it-really-is-inspiring/) [Louis Leterrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-leterrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/louis-leterrier-16703_avatar_the-new-avatar-bluray-is-a-lesson-in-fil_32210.jpg) > [You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there's really nowhere to hide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gosling/you-can-only-be-yourself-and-it-sounds-cheesy-but-when-it-comes-to/) [Ryan Gosling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gosling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/ryan-gosling-1941_be-yourself_you-can-only-be-yourself-and-it-sounds-c_3074020.jpg) > [I think good filmmaking is when you really hold the mirror up truthfully, and you don't angle it and you don't hide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlize-theron/i-think-good-filmmaking-is-when-you-really-hold-the-mirror-up/) [Charlize Theron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlize-theron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/charlize-theron-1430_angle_i-think-good-filmmaking-is-when-you-real_624935.jpg) > [I like how collaborative and cult-like filmmaking is. It's really family-oriented, tribe-oriented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zal-batmanglij/i-like-how-collaborative-and-cult-like-filmmaking-is-it-s-really/) [Zal Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zal-batmanglij/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/zal-batmanglij-4753_cinema_i-like-how-collaborative-and-cult-like-f_650533.jpg) > [Filmmaking is something that I'm really passionate about. Film, in general, is something that I'm passionate about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wesley/filmmaking-is-something-that-i-m-really-passionate-about-film-in/) [Paul Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wesley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/paul-wesley-13040_cinema_filmmaking-is-something-that-i-m-really_705435.png) > [I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-hickenlooper/i-love-the-grandiosity-of-hollywood-movies-and-even-in-independents-i/) [George Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-hickenlooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/george-hickenlooper-26074_actors_i-love-the-grandiosity-of-hollywood-movi_1713147.jpg) > [If you want to be a rock star, you're not going to just walk on stage. You gotta go practice in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-rodriguez/if-you-want-to-be-a-rock-star-you-re-not-going-to-just-walk-on-stage/) [Robert Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-rodriguez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/robert-rodriguez-8016_filmmaking_if-you-want-to-be-a-rock-star-you-re-not_3062918.jpg) > [You can be technically strong, and focus all your efforts on elements like casting, music, cinematography and sets, but they are all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikramaditya-motwane/you-can-be-technically-strong-and-focus-all-your-efforts-on-elements/) [Vikramaditya Motwane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikramaditya-motwane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/vikramaditya-motwane-6285_cinema_you-can-be-technically-strong-and-focus_1360381.jpg) > [Filmmaking is really connected to life and all of the expressions that different arts found to allow access to life. Filmmaking touches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wim-wenders/filmmaking-is-really-connected-to-life-and-all-of-the-expressions/) [Wim Wenders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wim-wenders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/wim-wenders-9999_access_filmmaking-is-really-connected-to-life-a_3111532.jpg) > [My filmmaking really began with technology. It began through technology, not through telling stories, because my 8mm movie camera was the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/my-filmmaking-really-began-with-technology-it-began-through/) [Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/steven-spielberg-963_camera_my-filmmaking-really-began-with-technolo_792538.jpg) > [The machinery of filmmaking is really slow and ponderous and I don't know how you're going to make it any faster with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-seresin/the-machinery-of-filmmaking-is-really-slow-and-ponderous-and-i-don-t/) [Michael Seresin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-seresin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/michael-seresin-83807_faster_the-machinery-of-filmmaking-is-really-sl_370909.jpg) > [Especially when you talk about the power of documentary filmmaking, you can't really have a slant; financially, you can't have a slant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-j-berg/especially-when-you-talk-about-the-power-of-documentary-filmmaking/) [Amy J. Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-j-berg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/amy-j-berg-58250_about_especially-when-you-talk-about-the-power_1773996.jpg) > [I don't know if I would call it therapy, but filmmaking is really the only thing I know how to do. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takashi-miike/i-don-t-know-if-i-would-call-it-therapy-but-filmmaking-is-really-the/) [Takashi Miike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takashi-miike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/takashi-miike-3507_change_i-don-t-know-if-i-would-call-it-therapy_2181486.jpg) > [We with Komplizen Film believe very much in the writer-director and in the freedom of a filmmaker. I think it's always good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maren-ade/we-with-komplizen-film-believe-very-much-in-the-writer-director-and/) [Maren Ade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maren-ade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/maren-ade-42426_being-real_we-with-komplizen-film-believe-very-much_59058.jpg) > [Every film, obviously, everyone starts out aiming at making it good, and in the end, filmmaking is really fragile. Making a film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-davies/every-film-obviously-everyone-starts-out-aiming-at-making-it-good-and/) [Jeremy Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/jeremy-davies-35353_artistic_every-film-obviously-everyone-starts-out_1940426.png) > [The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/the-truth-is-that-filmmaking-is-not-really-an-actor-s-medium-it-s/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/john-c-reilly-3317_actors_the-truth-is-that-filmmaking-is-not-real_163096.jpg) > [I think it's very valuable as an actor to throw yourself back into having that direct connection with an audience on-stage and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thekla-reuten/i-think-it-s-very-valuable-as-an-actor-to-throw-yourself-back-into/) [Thekla Reuten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thekla-reuten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/thekla-reuten-67396_audience_i-think-it-s-very-valuable-as-an-actor-t_1345496.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/filmmaking-really/#itemlist", "name": "Filmmaking Really Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The reality of filmmaking is that it's really intense. 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