Admire Quote by Camille Paglia

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman…

— Diana Krall

Film noir is not a genre. It is not defined, as are the western and gangster genres, by conventions of setting and conflict, but…

— Paul Schrader

The AW14 collection is inspired by Film Noir. Elements of masculinity and femininity were reflected in the fabric, tailoring, and features.

— Emilia Wickstead

Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction.

— Pauline Kael

One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them…

— Roger Ebert

That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel…

— Lawrence Kasdan

With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. And once all of those things are in place, that's when you…

— Anonymous

Billy Wilder is really is a heavy influence on Bound. We felt that film noir was a genre where you could create a really…

— Anonymous

I'd love to play a femme fatale in a film noir. I'm thinking of one of those roles that Lauren Bacall or Bette Davis…

— Diana Quick

There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where…

— Werner Herzog

As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball, a 40s…

— Steven A. Cohen

In narrative cinema, a certain terminology has already been established: 'film noir,' 'Western,' even 'Spaghetti Western.' When we say 'film noir' we know what…

— Jonas Mekas