--- title: "11 Set Film Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Set Film quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Set Film sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/james-mcavoy-4316_cinema_until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it_2393434.jpg" --- > [Until I'm on the set of a film, to me it's still not for real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it-s-still-not-for-real/) [James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/james-mcavoy-4316_cinema_until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it_2393434.jpg) > [There's no bigger rush than working as a huge team on a set in film and television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-cassie/there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a-huge-team-on-a-set-in-film/) [Kyle Cassie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-cassie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/kyle-cassie-37559_bigger_there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a_227161.jpg) > [It's very difficult to set a film in one setting without giving the audience some intensity and some relief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one-setting-without-giving-the/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/laurence-fishburne-3533_audience_it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one_2308946.jpg) > [I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-campion/i-had-this-spooky-psychological-thing-about-the-piano-before-it-began/) [Jane Campion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-campion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/jane-campion-10331_behave_i-had-this-spooky-psychological-thing-ab_2965232.jpg) > [My pay packet is reasonable. But I prefer doing films where I have a meaty role. The set-up of the film and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamani/my-pay-packet-is-reasonable-but-i-prefer-doing-films-where-i-have-a/) [Priyamani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/priyamani-6049_cinema_my-pay-packet-is-reasonable-but-i-prefer_1251608.jpg) > [When on the set of a film, you have to play natural for entire scenes in a very unnatural environment. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helena-christensen/when-on-the-set-of-a-film-you-have-to-play-natural-for-entire-scenes/) [Helena Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helena-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/helena-christensen-13729_actors_when-on-the-set-of-a-film-you-have-to-pl_1064422.jpg) > [I was only 16 when I was selected for 'Madrasapattinam.' I celebrated my 17th birthday on the set of the film. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-jackson/i-was-only-16-when-i-was-selected-for-madrasapattinam-i-celebrated-my/) [Amy Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/amy-jackson-5315_birthday_i-was-only-16-when-i-was-selected-for-ma_1457672.jpg) > [Your principal motive on a movie set is to get the film made, but on a Woody Allen set, there's an ulterior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-hall/your-principal-motive-on-a-movie-set-is-to-get-the-film-made-but-on-a/) [Rebecca Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/rebecca-hall-3694_conversation_your-principal-motive-on-a-movie-set-is_964863.jpg) > [The comedies I have been in that have been successful were the ones where the set was the most tense. It seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-pendleton/the-comedies-i-have-been-in-that-have-been-successful-were-the-ones/) [Austin Pendleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-pendleton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/austin-pendleton-86312_cinema_the-comedies-i-have-been-in-that-have-be_1592792.jpg) > [I'm planning some films in the U.K., and it will have pros and cons. It takes a lot more time to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yorgos-lanthimos/i-m-planning-some-films-in-the-u-k-and-it-will-have-pros-and-cons-it/) [Yorgos Lanthimos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yorgos-lanthimos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06b/yorgos-lanthimos-4870_cinema_i-m-planning-some-films-in-the-u-k-and-i_2015208.jpg) > [With the films, it starts off with certain coordinates in the world and seeing what happens. What happens if you place yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-morris/with-the-films-it-starts-off-with-certain-coordinates-in-the-world/) [Sarah Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-morris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/sarah-morris-42432_brad_with-the-films-it-starts-off-with-certai_1465583.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/set-film/#itemlist", "name": "Set Film Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Until I'm on the set of a film, to me it's still not for real.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James McAvoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it-s-still-not-for-real/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/james-mcavoy-4316_cinema_until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it_2393434.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/james-mcavoy-4316_cinema_until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it_2393434.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/james-mcavoy-4316_cinema_until-i-m-on-the-set-of-a-film-to-me-it_2393434.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Until I'm on the set of a film, to me it's still not for real.” — James McAvoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's no bigger rush than working as a huge team on a set in film and television.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kyle Cassie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-cassie/there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a-huge-team-on-a-set-in-film/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/kyle-cassie-37559_bigger_there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a_227161.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/kyle-cassie-37559_bigger_there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a_227161.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/kyle-cassie-37559_bigger_there-s-no-bigger-rush-than-working-as-a_227161.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's no bigger rush than working as a huge team on a set in film and television.” — Kyle Cassie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very difficult to set a film in one setting without giving the audience some intensity and some relief.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laurence Fishburne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one-setting-without-giving-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/laurence-fishburne-3533_audience_it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one_2308946.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/laurence-fishburne-3533_audience_it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one_2308946.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/laurence-fishburne-3533_audience_it-s-very-difficult-to-set-a-film-in-one_2308946.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's very difficult to set a film in one setting without giving the audience some intensity and some relief.” — Laurence Fishburne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had this spooky psychological thing about 'The Piano' before it began, which was how everybody was going to go nuts on the set. 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