Director Quote by Elvis Mitchell

Given the knee-jerk patriotism of recent war movies, it's discouraging to see 'Windtalkers' evade pertinent facts that could have recast the doubled-edged issues of…

— Elvis Mitchell

John Woo is a very nice and kind person; he gives almost no direction at all, trusting me to come up with the character.…

— Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.

— Terry Pratchett

For John Woo, it is quite difficult to make a movie in Hollywood in his own style. Because Hollywood is based on a producer…

— Alan Mak

Nowadays filmmakers tend to recycle the same cliches over and over again.

— Tom Hooper

The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range.

— Mark Boal

The aftermath of the war is what inspired us to write many of our plays. The whole reason for our writing Inherit the Wind…

— Jerome Lawrence

I admire actors who are bold and try to go forward over the cliche and propose something original to the audience.

— Berenice Marlohe

In chatting to directors over the years, including James Wan, they always tell you the war stories. No one ever says, 'Oh, I had…

— Leigh Whannell

“In movies, war only looks romantic. “Tell my gal I love her…” close-up shot, and fade out. It doesn’t work as beautifully and neat…

— M.B. Dallocchio

I didn't really think in terms of clichés or non-clichés.

— Abdellatif Kechiche

“When I hear what I have written out loud, the cliches hang in the air between us like bad breath”

— Sarah Kay