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Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker. — Werner Herzog
I'm not under too much of an illusion of how smart or un-smart I am because filmmaking ultimately is about teamwork. — Guy Ritchie
You know, when people talk about filmmaking and the techniques of filmmaking, we use them all the time in network television news in order to… — Lowell Bergman
Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together. — Jay Duplass
I was a big fan of John Cassavetes, his wife, Gena Rowlands, and that era of filmmaking which was about realism and which represented the… — Carmen Ejogo
When I was acting, I was always asking abut the mechanics of filmmaking. I decided I would learn what everyone on set was doing, so… — Peter Capaldi
I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to really do that… — Joe Swanberg
I stopped making videos and commercials for a few months before I started films just to reset my clock because so much narrative filmmaking is… — Mark Romanek
The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that… — Kapil Sharma
My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the whole process of… — Rani Mukerji
With portable cameras and affordable data and non-linear digital editing, I think this is a golden age of documentary filmmaking. These new technologies mean we… — Lucy Walker
Some people think that horror films are some sort of second class filmmaking, and the only way to bypass that thinking is being proud of… — Clive Barker
I think the most satisfying part about filmmaking is seeing a production in full bloom. When I write, I write in isolation. — Jeff Kinney
I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking. — Osric Chau
I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmaking that I did when I first started. Every… — Unknown Author
I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in… — Bahman Ghobadi
Satisfying myself is the point in filmmaking, in my mind. — Greg MacGillivray
When I was a kid, I was always going to bed creating a story, and that was the birth of filmmaking for me. I would… — Denis Villeneuve
My knock with filmmaking is the whole bureaucracy around it, so in some ways, staying outside of it is easier for me. — Harmony Korine
Filmmaking is incredible introspective. It forces you to sort of examine yourself in new ways. — Drew Goddard
I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious. — Ira Sachs
I always wanted to be a filmmaker and became one through sheer single-mindedness. I came to filmmaking from a background in graphic design. I went… — Neil Marshall
I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than… — Rory Kennedy
For John Woo, it is quite difficult to make a movie in Hollywood in his own style. Because Hollywood is based on a producer system,… — Alan Mak
I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy. — Fede Alvarez

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