Cinema Quote by David Duchovny

I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's a person,…

— William H. Macy

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

Often, people who want to make interesting films simply don't have the money to do it.

— Emily Browning

Actors can make five movies a year. A director can make one movie, every two years. It's a whole different level of commitment and…

— Joseph McGinty Nichol

Making films requires the creative skills you'd expect, but it also demands immense non-creative skills, like the ability to raise all that money and…

— Jay Chandrasekhar

Not many directors have the courage to make movies that are against conventional, commercial norms.

— Amrita Rao

It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited…

— Mark Rydell

A lot of times, you do independent films for passion because you may even lose money doing one, but it doesn't matter.

— Sung Kang

People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money.

— Gena Rowlands

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

— Asia Argento

The film industry is so fickle about financing, and it's so difficult to get movies made.

— Chloe Sevigny

To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.

— Samantha Morton