Filmmaker Quote by Costa-Gavras Download Open image “Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.” — Costa-Gavras ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Filmmaker Politician Politics
When a country's government is involved in something, no filmmaker tries to make a film on it. — Vivek Agnihotri Copy Share Image
I think it's possible to be free in a big production. It's the eye of the director and the actor and the story. — Adam Driver Copy Share Image
The system is not really particularly amenable to filmmakers who write and direct their own work. It's much more about the studio already having… — James Gray Copy Share Image
Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free. — Mike Figgis Copy Share Image
As intelligent and responsible filmmakers, working in a free society, we have a duty to ensure that our chosen medium is a force for… — David Puttnam Copy Share Image
When a filmmaker does not make films, it is as if he is jailed. Even when he is freed from the small jail, he… — Jafar Panahi Copy Share Image
In a small budget film, coming from an independent filmmaker, it is not possible financially to get a wider reach unless we get government… — Sanjay Mishra Copy Share Image
With independents[films] you sort of make them on the go and there is that little bit more creative freedom. You don't have the money… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
Realistic non-commercial films offer you a lot more liberty as a director than a usual film. — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished. — Sydney Pollack Copy Share Image
It is the responsibility of filmmakers, actors and writers, who have the freedom to do the kind of work they want to do irrespective… — Jaideep Ahlawat Copy Share Image
The American influence is not so aggressive anymore. The American big business influence in Latin America is not as strong, so people can vote… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I saw money becoming more and more important everywhere. It's one of the most abstract and important inventions by human beings. At the same… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Aggressive capitalism leads the world, and we can see the results, especially in Europe: more poverty for the vast majority, and more riches for… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
You know every time you change a decade, it's a problem, because you approach the end little by little. But my decision is to… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I saw money becoming more and more important everywhere. It's one of the most abstract and important inventions by human beings. At the same… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
In the U.S., some extraordinary movies have been made on politics and social issues. We learned lots of things from American cinema. But in… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
Many years ago making movies was something. It was the major entertainment just to go to the cinema, once, twice a week. At the… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
In the U.S. more than any other place, the banking system is insane. Millions of Americans lost their houses. Because of what? Because of… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
People say "the Americans" or "the United States," as if it was a kind of bloc. It's not. There's a lot of people thinking… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
I still don't feel I know Hitchcock at all. I find that the more one looks, the more elusive he becomes. But my admiration… — Toby Jones Copy Share Image
Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
I love awards, especially if I get them. It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business.… — Ben Gazzara Copy Share Image
I think it is kind of depressing how few female filmmakers there are. I think it is in general depressing how few women there… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
What I would say to filmmakers, if I may be so bold or so arrogant, is to draw inspiration from other filmmakers, but go… — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
Filmmakers get into trouble when they're watching too many DVDs and quoting all the time. — James Mangold Copy Share Image
Even from a really young age I was a huge movie buff - five, six, seven, eight. Just loved movies, but in a more… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
The terrorists who committed the 2003 Istanbul attacks were locals, that is, Turks. And when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in the Netherlands… — Otto Schily Copy Share Image
I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not. — Adam Wingard Copy Share Image
I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life. — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
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