Banned Quote by Jafar Panahi

It's criminal to make a film and not see it release.

— Sudha Kongara

You have to want to make a film for other reasons - to say something, to tell a story, to show somebody's fate -…

— Krzysztof Kieslowski

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.

— Costa-Gavras

There are a million logical reasons to not make a film, and I think if you get focused on all the critics or money…

— Brad Bird

You have to steal a lot. You have to have a criminal mentality to be a film director.

— Clint Eastwood

No producer wants to lose money and no director wants to make a bad film. I don't think those things apply to my films.

— Harshvardhan Kapoor

The only reason you make a movie is not to make or set out to do a good or a bad movie, it's just…

— Alfonso Cuaron

That's the greatest sin a director can commit; to make a film simply because he wants to make a film.

— Krzysztof Kieslowski

Regarding the responsibility that a director has to society, first of all, there are ratings. There's freedom to make films, and freedom to watch…

— Takashi Miike

Getting movies made is not as difficult as people think. Making movies is easy. You get a script, you get a director, you raise…

— Stephen Baldwin

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.

— Patrice Leconte

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany