Authority Quote by Bill Forsyth

People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

— Ben Affleck

I think the industry tends to like to think in the narrow sort of mindset of a businessman, and businessman absolutes, and movies really…

— Brad Bird

Film is an emotional medium; it's not a logical medium. It's not an intellectual medium, so every decision you make as a filmmaker and…

— Paul Haggis

If the film is not emotional, then it operates on a superficial level.

— Emir Kusturica

Sometimes when a movie is really alive you can see that they were just making decisions on the spot. They weren't bound to anything,…

— Michael Cera

“Many (editors) have the technique. I don't think there are quite as many who can make a film purely emotional...”

— Carol Littleton

In film, you get the license to try and go for emotions that you normally try to keep away from you.

— Alicia Vikander

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

— Michael Pitt

Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's…

— Kyra Sedgwick

When people finance a movie, they have their own ideas and have things they want to change.

— Lulu Wang

The audiences everywhere feel the same emotions. That's why when movies do well in an industry, they become popular all over.

— Arbaaz Khan

Attention spans are so limited and ticket prices so high. We're anyway in a business of manipulating emotions. But each film needs to be…

— Vijay Krishna Acharya