Filmmaking Quotes

252 quotes by 197 authors

I'm drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. — Kathryn Bigelow
Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs. — Kathryn Bigelow
I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way. — Jeff Bridges
Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in… — Nicolas Cage
I would like to find a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in filmmaking. — Nicolas Cage
Performers are so vulnerable. They're frightened of humiliation, sure their work will be crap. I try to make an environment where it's warm, where it's… — Jane Campion
Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes. — Robert Altman
You should never settle for what you think is just good. You should drive the editors and writers and everybody nuts until it's great. And… — Fred Schepisi
There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day… — John Baldacci
I'm sure I can make a movie that doesn't feel like a seventies movie! But the truth is, that's my favorite era in American filmmaking.… — Ben Affleck
Filmmaking is such a collaborative medium — Daryl Hannah
The actual process of filmmaking, the many hours out of your life- it is very slow and boring. I'm not interested in that now unless… — Rick Moranis
The '80s were a time of technical wonder in filmmaking; unfortunately, some colleges didn't integrate their film and theater departments - so you had actors… — Eric Stoltz
I am much more involved in the filmmaking experience on Mag Seven. I'm much more involved in story elements, casting decisions, the writing of the… — Michael Biehn
Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an… — Ryan Kwanten
Filmmaking in general is just really where I'm putting all of my energy. — Renee O'Connor
If we do our jobs well and throw in a little evangelizing, we can make sound as important a part of filmmaking as it should… — Gary Rydstrom
Filmmaking isnâ€™t if you can just strap on a camera onto an actor, and steadicam, and point it at their face, and follow them through… — David Fincher
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like… — George Hickenlooper
If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is a… — William Mapother

Who Wrote These Filmmaking Quotes

197 authors contributed a total of 252 Filmmaking Quotes, led by these top contributors: