Filled Quote by James Broughton

Sometimes I make films about scenes other filmmakers would leave out, so I just make the film out of all the things they wouldn't…

— Jim Jarmusch

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing and as hand-made.

— James Broughton

Weirdly, it's much easier to write a poem than a film.

— Tim Key

Film relates to almost every other form of expression, but poetry is a bit abstract in its strength and sometimes even the white spaces…

— Jim Jarmusch

Film is not literature - the image on screen is the information you get.

— John Hurt

My films start with images, a few images and a few feelings, and I try to edit them together to see the correspondence between…

— Leos Carax

As the years go by and I make more films, I am increasingly interested in capturing place as a vivid backdrop for my films.

— Alexander Payne

Film has its own innate poetry.

— John Hillcoat

I accept all interpretations of my films. The only reality is before the camera. Each film I make is kind of a return to…

— Bernardo Bertolucci

I try to space out my films.

— Bobby Deol

Poetry is good for unleashing images.

— Paula Rego

Some of my pictures are poem-like in the sense that they are very condensed, haiku-lik. There are others that, if they were poetry, would…

— Sally Mann