Boring Quote by George Lucas

Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.

— Laurence Fishburne

When you watch the films that I'm inspired by - from the '60s and '70s - it's not about the special effects: it's about…

— Pilou Asbaek

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.

— Bill Sienkiewicz

I don't really think too much about special effects because that's not really something I can clearly visualize, so I leave that to the…

— Michelle Monaghan

Usually, when special effects get in the way, it's because the story isn't strong enough. If you don't start with a strong screenplay, it's…

— Ridley Scott

Whenever I see pointless use of special effects, I reach for something else.

— Ken Stott

The most fun about working with special effects is that you have to really rely on your imagination to build the scene. You can't…

— Ser'Darius Blain

A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.

— Julie Taymor

You are always hoping that movie audiences are interested in characters and interested in story values rather than just mindless special effects. But you…

— Clint Eastwood

“Can a story be good only if it produces an effect? If the effect is a bad one, but intended, has the story done…

— Brock Clarke

I've always thought that the most extraordinary special effect you could do is to buy a child at the moment of its birth, sit…

— Clive Barker

Only someone special can make ordinary moments seem extraordinary.

— Anonymous