--- title: "12 Makes Film Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Makes Film quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Makes Film sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/adrian-lyne-25775_cinema_i-was-speaking-to-ridley-scott-the-other_1314406.png" --- > [I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-lyne/i-was-speaking-to-ridley-scott-the-other-day-and-he-makes-a-film/) [Adrian Lyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-lyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/adrian-lyne-25775_cinema_i-was-speaking-to-ridley-scott-the-other_1314406.png) > [What makes film music different is that we are always given a situation and we make the song accordingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/what-makes-film-music-different-is-that-we-are-always-given-a/) [Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/ankit-tiwari-5825_always_what-makes-film-music-different-is-that_2599924.jpg) > [I will never sign anything which makes me have to do more than one film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-vaughn/i-will-never-sign-anything-which-makes-me-have-to-do-more-than-one/) [Matthew Vaughn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-vaughn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/matthew-vaughn-17889_cinema_i-will-never-sign-anything-which-makes-m_2465717.jpg) > [Everyone who makes a film is at the major distributors' mercy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cassavetes/everyone-who-makes-a-film-is-at-the-major-distributors-mercy/) [John Cassavetes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cassavetes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/john-cassavetes-12820_cinema_everyone-who-makes-a-film-is-at-the-majo_1344270.jpg) > [If films could run because of performances, everybody's films would do well. It is the director who makes the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharmila-tagore/if-films-could-run-because-of-performances-everybody-s-films-would-do/) [Sharmila Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharmila-tagore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/sharmila-tagore-7659_cinema_if-films-could-run-because-of-performanc_652778.jpg) > [I always want another actor to shine in my scene because it makes the film stronger. I would encourage people to scene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vin-diesel/i-always-want-another-actor-to-shine-in-my-scene-because-it-makes-the/) [Vin Diesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vin-diesel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/vin-diesel-2721_actors_i-always-want-another-actor-to-shine-in_406941.png) > [“For one never makes a film out of nothing. To shoot a film is always to shoot something, be it fiction or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-rohmer/for-one-never-makes-a-film-out-of-nothing-to-shoot-a-film-is-always/) [Eric Rohmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-rohmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/eric-rohmer-33871_cinema_for-one-never-makes-a-film-out-of-nothin_626684.png) > [Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-broccoli/most-people-don-t-really-understand-what-it-takes-to-get-a-film-made/) [Barbara Broccoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-broccoli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/barbara-broccoli-24509_anyone_most-people-don-t-really-understand-what_872669.png) > [Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles. I think anyone who makes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-broccoli/most-people-don-t-really-understand-what-it-takes-to-get-a-film-made-2/) [Barbara Broccoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-broccoli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4a/barbara-broccoli-24509_character_most-people-don-t-really-understand-what_1713526.png) > [Oh my God, I love UCLA so much. Their film school is great because it's unstructured, so there's a freedom to fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-prince-bythewood/oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film-school-is-great-because-it-s/) [Gina Prince-Bythewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-prince-bythewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/gina-prince-bythewood-12054_because_oh-my-god-i-love-ucla-so-much-their-film_2570969.jpg) > [I only want to make movies that I believe in, that I care about and that mean something to me. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake-doremus/i-only-want-to-make-movies-that-i-believe-in-that-i-care-about-and/) [Drake Doremus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake-doremus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/drake-doremus-36328_believe_i-only-want-to-make-movies-that-i-believ_89867.jpg) > [I've heard directing talked about as being a benign dictatorship, and I think that's probably the best way a director should be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-jones/i-ve-heard-directing-talked-about-as-being-a-benign-dictatorship-and/) [Felicity Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicity-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/felicity-jones-2070_best_i-ve-heard-directing-talked-about-as-bei_1987606.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/makes-film/#itemlist", "name": "Makes Film Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. 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