Filmmakers Quotes
204 quotes by 172 authors
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Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a…
— J. J. Abrams
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As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.
— Darren Aronofsky
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Movies are not novels, and that's why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result is almost always failure. It…
— Paul Auster
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When I did 'E.T.,' it sort of solidified the only family I know are these film crews. These gypsies. These filmmakers. That was the solidification…
— Drew Barrymore
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I am filled with awe that filmmakers have the capacity to stir us and give us back a sense of wonder.
— Theodore Bikel
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As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.
— Jeff Bridges
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I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and I would like to take…
— Nicolas Cage
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It's nice being friends over a period of time with people whose music you like so much, or other filmmakers, seeing people change, go through…
— Noah Baumbach
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I'm very happy to be involved with great filmmakers.
— Josh Brolin
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I've spent a great deal of my life doing independent film, and that is partly because the subject matter interests me and partly because that…
— John Hurt
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The filmmakers who I'm pining to work for aren't ringing my phone off the hook
— Sean Astin
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Eyeing the traffic circulating the lobby hung with bad art. Big invasive stuff unloaded on Stanley Bard in exchange for rent. The hotel is an…
— Patti Smith
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It's now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I've always believed that Star Wars could live beyond…
— George Lucas
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Joanna Priestley is one of the most interesting and adept personal animators and filmmakers. I have enjoyed her work for years and been amazed at…
— Gus Van Sant
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For young filmmakers, Saw is a perfect film. It doesn't cost the GNP of almost every country of the world.
— Donnie Wahlberg
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That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.
— Edward Burns
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I love awards, especially if I get them. It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John…
— Ben Gazzara
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I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.
— Alex Winter
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Painters can study the masters can't they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do?
— Eva Marie Saint
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I'm often asked by younger filmmakers, 'Why do I need to look at old movies?' I've made a number of pictures in the last 20…
— Martin Scorsese
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