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The first really important book I read about filmmaking was The Film Technique by Pudovkin. This was some time before I had ever touched a… — Stanley Kubrick
The field (of filmmaking) is suddenly sexy, ... so it's deluged with these wannabes who say 'I don't want to be a secret agent, I'll… — John Landis
I'm Godless. And so I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking, which is -- ultimately what my God becomes, which… — Darren Aronofsky
There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. — Frank Capra
Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. — Griffin Dunne
I see filmmaking as a business and pity anyone who regards it as an art form. — Unknown Author
I think of filmmaking as a form of communication. Maybe it's also an art, but that's for somebody else to decide. — Roger Deakins
But I would say maybe just from an actress's perspective, probably 'Woman Under the Influence' is the best movie of all time. The style of… — Olivia Thirlby
Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain of failing, you… — Kenneth Lonergan
This was truly guerilla filmmaking. We shot out in the middle of nowhere in a place called Delta Flats, where basically every day was some… — Jeri Ryan
It's very much like filmmaking always is-you're always asked to do something that you're not sure you know how to do. So you make an… — John Dykstra
My roommate at Yale University introduced me to the auteur theory of filmmaking. I soon became a big fan of the works of John Ford,… — Lloyd Kaufman
I really got into filmmaking through photography. — Todd Phillips
It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just… — Richard Donner
A government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation funds filmmaking there, and I wrote several screenplays but never got any money. They were sent back… — Renny Harlin
But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking. — Mike Figgis
There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage… — Andrzej Wajda
In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film. — Andrzej Wajda
It was really bizarre, that Sabzian business. You know I had no interest in being photographed before this incident. But then not just Sabzian—many other… — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy. — Neil Jordan
I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set… — Keenen Ivory Wayans
Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting — Abel Ferrara
Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking. — Lars von Trier
I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big… — Bryan Singer
You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are… — Frederick Wiseman

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