--- title: "8 Films Men Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Films Men quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Films Men sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/kelly-reichardt-3976_cinema_jean-pierre-melville-is-a-favorite-filmm_463225.jpg" --- > [Jean-Pierre Melville is a favorite filmmaker of mine, I love the Hollywood New Wave, but that genre is made of films about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-reichardt/jean-pierre-melville-is-a-favorite-filmmaker-of-mine-i-love-the/) [Kelly Reichardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-reichardt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/kelly-reichardt-3976_cinema_jean-pierre-melville-is-a-favorite-filmm_463225.jpg) > [I find it very interesting: when 90 percent of the critics that review films are men, how is that helpful when trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-find-it-very-interesting-when-90-percent-of-the-critics-that-review/) [Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/jessica-chastain-2332_create_i-find-it-very-interesting-when-90-perce_1270961.png) > [I think I just love films where men have complete breakdowns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-taylor-johnson/i-think-i-just-love-films-where-men-have-complete-breakdowns/) [Sam Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-taylor-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/sam-taylor-johnson-9083_cinema_i-think-i-just-love-films-where-men-have_1427093.jpg) > [If you look at who drives the box office numbers at these films, it's men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/if-you-look-at-who-drives-the-box-office-numbers-at-these-films-it-s/) [Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/judd-apatow-1471_box_if-you-look-at-who-drives-the-box-office_2299087.jpg) > [I tried to make a list of films where there's two men and one woman and I realized there's films like this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-garrel/i-tried-to-make-a-list-of-films-where-there-s-two-men-and-one-woman/) [Louis Garrel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-garrel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/louis-garrel-19006_cinema_i-tried-to-make-a-list-of-films-where-th_2509834.png) > [I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-page/i-think-a-lot-of-the-time-in-films-men-get-roles-where-they-create/) [Ellen Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-page/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/ellen-page-2745_destiny_i-think-a-lot-of-the-time-in-films-men-g_2681187.jpg) > [My films seem to be about men's struggle with failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/my-films-seem-to-be-about-men-s-struggle-with-failure/) [Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/tom-hooper-11526_about_my-films-seem-to-be-about-men-s-struggle_2709166.jpg) > [I think films about men are often about characters who don't want to express their feelings. You're supposed to kind of admire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-cole/i-think-films-about-men-are-often-about-characters-who-don-t-want-to/) [Nigel Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/nigel-cole-35821_admire_i-think-films-about-men-are-often-about_2744801.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/films-men/#itemlist", "name": "Films Men Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jean-Pierre Melville is a favorite filmmaker of mine, I love the Hollywood New Wave, but that genre is made of films about men made by men. 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