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title: "11 Good Filmmaker Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Good Filmmaker quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Good Filmmaker sayings and thoughts."
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> [You need to be a good filmmaker to make a compelling two-minute film as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karthik-subbaraj/you-need-to-be-a-good-filmmaker-to-make-a-compelling-two-minute-film/)

[Karthik Subbaraj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karthik-subbaraj/)

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> [I don't consider myself a very good talker or writer but a pretty good filmmaker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-gibney/i-don-t-consider-myself-a-very-good-talker-or-writer-but-a-pretty/)

[Alex Gibney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-gibney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/alex-gibney-7495_consider_i-don-t-consider-myself-a-very-good-talk_3149881.jpg)

> [I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-want-to-do-some-bigger-films-so-long-as-there-s-some-sort-of/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/paul-dano-2579_behind_i-want-to-do-some-bigger-films-so-long-a_144724.jpg)

> [You can tell how good a filmmaker is if you can turn the sound down but you can still feel the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-tip/you-can-tell-how-good-a-filmmaker-is-if-you-can-turn-the-sound-down/)

[Q-Tip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-tip/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7e/q-tip-7839_feels_you-can-tell-how-good-a-filmmaker-is-if_3165541.jpg)

> [The digital revolution has had a democratizing effect. Now anyone can be a filmmaker, but to be a good filmmaker is as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-yates/the-digital-revolution-has-had-a-democratizing-effect-now-anyone-can/)

[Pamela Yates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-yates/)

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> [It's always better to work with a good filmmaker. It makes a lot of difference with the presentation of the film, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pulkit-samrat/it-s-always-better-to-work-with-a-good-filmmaker-it-makes-a-lot-of/)

[Pulkit Samrat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pulkit-samrat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/pulkit-samrat-6464_cinema_it-s-always-better-to-work-with-a-good-f_535332.jpg)

> [Justin Lin, the writer and director of the teenage-wasteland drama 'Better Luck Tomorrow,' a shrewdly tense piece of storytelling, recognizes that sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-mitchell/justin-lin-the-writer-and-director-of-the-teenage-wasteland-drama/)

[Elvis Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/elvis-mitchell-2864_good_justin-lin-the-writer-and-director-of-th_2862920.jpg)

> [In a weird way, I never wanted - I don't consider myself a very good writer. I consider myself okay; I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-esmail/in-a-weird-way-i-never-wanted-i-don-t-consider-myself-a-very-good/)

[Sam Esmail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-esmail/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/sam-esmail-5206_filmmaker_in-a-weird-way-i-never-wanted-i-don-t-co_2756530.jpg)

> [ As people, \[my parents were\] very colorful, very talkative, passionate, they really loved each other. But that also meant heated, it meant… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-russell/as-people-my-parents-were-very-colorful-very-talkative-passionate/)

[David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-russell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/david-o-russell-7974_colorful_as-people-my-parents-were-very-colorful_2915522.jpg)

> [A good filmmaker is someone who can look at a piece and go, "This camera's really going to be a character. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/a-good-filmmaker-is-someone-who-can-look-at-a-piece-and-go-this/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/bill-paxton-18699_cameras_a-good-filmmaker-is-someone-who-can-look_924173.png)

> [I have always admired him (Bergman), and I wish I could be an equally good filmmaker as he is, but it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/i-have-always-admired-him-bergman-and-i-wish-i-could-be-an-equally/)

[Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/)

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