Cinema Quote by Campbell Scott

You have to be in California in order to write or direct movies. People say, "Oh, I'm gonna do it from Pittsburgh. I'm just…

— Shane Black

A lot of people are trying to get out of their home country and think 'making it' is if you're able to work in…

— Taika Waititi

I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.

— Spike Lee

I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I've only actually done one studio film. I want to be left alone.

— George A. Romero

I make independent movies. I don't know how to do anything else. I don't know any other job that I could really get.

— John Waters

I've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.

— Albert Brooks

I can't get hired in a studio movie. Everything is so uphill.

— Kyra Sedgwick

You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide…

— Barry Jenkins

As long as you know how to handle yourself, the film industry is probably one of the best places to work in.

— Shriya Saran

Because I direct films, I have to live in a major English-speaking production center. That narrows it down to three places: Los Angeles, New…

— Stanley Kubrick

I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie.

— Monica Bellucci