Cinema Quote by John Carpenter Download Open image “In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.” — John Carpenter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cinema Horror movie Movie Movie director
I consider myself as a director's actor, so I'm open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad. — Aditi Rao Hydari Copy Share Image
I'm a European, and I live there. I work in European films, and then once in a while, I make an American movie. — Monica Bellucci Copy Share Image
I make a star's salary when I do horror, because I can still open a movie in Italy or Spain or Germany. — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
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I don't care where I work. Films are an international business - not an American institution. — Lee Van Cleef Copy Share Image
I am very happy to be part of European and world cinema as a British filmmaker. — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
A lot of the reasons that I'm resistant to making films in the U.S. have nothing to do with not doing a film in… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
I've reached a point in England where you can't go much further; I would love to come to America and work with some of… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
The strongest human emotion is fear. It's the essence of any good thriller that, for a little while, you believe in the boogeyman. — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with them, electronic,… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
Horror is always the same. It changes with the culture and changes with technology. The stories are always the same. There are just two… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it [story] to be a horror story. — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
A lot of it [success] is luck. That's a huge part of it that no one wants to talk about. You just got to… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
I don't watch my films. I've seen 'em enough after cutting them and putting the music on. I don't ever want to see them… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life. — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
One of my heroes is a composer named James Bernard, and oh my God... I can still listen to his music today and be… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, the killer,… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note. — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
I made, like, five movies while I was in college. I think they just weren't memorable movies. I've taken breaks as the years have… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
I'm trying to write a film with my friend. I'd love to get the thrill of speaking actors making my work even funnier. — Russell Howard Copy Share Image
I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived. — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
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In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people. — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
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I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play.… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I even see the cinema itself as a woman, with its alternation of light and darkness, of appearing and disappearing images — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image