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Films Quotes by Mike Leigh
- I hope I make films where you walk away . . . with work to do, arguments to have, things to worry about, things to…
- I do not make films which are prescriptive, and I do not make films that are conclusive. You do not walk out of my films…
- But actually I make films that I think are extremely sophisticated and cinematic.
- But films should be voyeuristic. What else is a film if you're not snooping into somebody else's lives?
- I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films.
- I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays.
- The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it's not all about characters, relationships and themes, it's also about…
- You will find hardly any improvising on camera anywhere in my films. It's very structured, but it's all worked out from elaborate improvisations over a…
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- I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films. — Amitabh Bachchan
- You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in… — Amitabh Bachchan
- I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different… — Amy Adams
- I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or… — Amy Adams
- I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films. — Eric Bana
- As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually… — Eric Bana
- Films should be for everybody. — Antonio Banderas
- Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women. — Brigitte Bardot
- If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be… — Brigitte Bardot
- My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films. — Brigitte Bardot