Answers Quote by David O. Russell

At the end of the day, filmmaking is a sheer act of creative will. You have to be prepared to stick with your art…

— Nicholas Ozeki

Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to figure it out, and you're going to do that by trying.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind…

— Danny Huston

Filmmaking is a thousand choices a day, and it's important to just let those choices potentially be informed by something deeper.

— Shane Carruth

Filmmaking can give you everything, but at the same time, it can take everything from you.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I never had the idea that filmmaking was going to sustain me. I just always think: I get to go make a film? That's…

— Kelly Reichardt

I think I have a real interest in filmmaking, and it's nice when I can go and do that sometimes. Then it's also great…

— Charlize Theron

At some point during the filmmaking process, you lose objectivity, and you need the eyes of someone who understands the process and has been…

— Sydney Pollack

Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.

— Peter Mullan

Filmmaking is a language where you empathise with human situations. Unless you have empathy for characters, you shouldn't be a filmmaker.

— Rajiv Menon

Its amazing what you can do without in terms of filmmaking when a story is really important.

— Justin Chadwick

You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to…

— Michel Gondry