Cinema Quote by Alice Rohrwacher

In fact, sometimes when a short film is done well, you wish that it could be slightly longer.

— Sanam Saeed

I won't make shorthand films, because I don't want to manipulate audiences into assuming quick, manufactured truths.

— John Cassavetes

It is very tough to make a short film. It's like writing a short story, which is tougher than writing a novel. You can't…

— Naseeruddin Shah

The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're…

— Guy Pearce

I'm a filmmaker and I intend to continue making films of all kinds, in any manner, shape, or form - short or long.

— Saul Bass

When you start out, you have to make compromises, which include doing films of lower quality.

— Phoebe Cates

I believe short films are more organic. It's almost like doing theatre. It just takes few takes.

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

The rules that I adhere to are the rules of minimalism. And those rules kind of force writing to be more filmic... to have…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Making a film is just layers and layers of work of edits and trial and error.

— Raoul Peck

I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.

— Natalia Tena

So far, I'm known for doing more commercial and glamorous roles. But I don't mind doing a short film.

— Jacqueline Fernandez

To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a…

— Ben Affleck