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- The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last…
- Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.
- Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.
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- I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams
- I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable. — J. J. Abrams
- I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature. — J. J. Abrams
- Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was… — J. J. Abrams
- When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made… — J. J. Abrams
- I love strange things; my favorite movies are weird, eclectic, and intriguing. — Gemma Arterton
- Movies are not novels, and that's why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result is almost… — Paul Auster
- I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act. — Kevin Bacon
- I'm obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books. — Kevin Bacon
- I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor,… — Kevin Bacon
- I was born in 1950 and watched science fiction and horror movies on TV and was always really fascinated by them. — Rick Baker
- Success begets success. I've been offered a lot of movies now that '30 Rock' has been successful. — Alec Baldwin