Cinema Quote by John Milius Download Open image “Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.” — John Milius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cinema Film Filmmaker Inspiring Movie Pretentious
You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10… — Jason Statham Copy Share Image
I don't think that you can be prescriptive about anything, I mean, life is too complicated. Maybe there are novels where the author has… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I love Hollywood films and when they're done right, they're great. At the same time, I think it's always hard to come on to… — Rupert Wyatt Copy Share Image
That sort of detailed filmmaking is one, hard to do and not have it be pretentious, and two, have it tell the story, which… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
I can't see any reason why a film shouldn't be stylized and visually beautiful. I don't think a beautiful set is pretentious. — Alain Resnais Copy Share Image
Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained. — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em. — Alex Winter Copy Share Image
If a film has good content with its rawness and filmmaker try to make it glamourous for commercial aspects then it can create a… — Sanjay Mishra Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked… — John Milius Copy Share Image
Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and… — John Milius Copy Share Image
You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just excoriated - I mean that I was just vilified… — John Milius Copy Share Image
You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass judgment on you really have nothing to do with… — John Milius Copy Share Image
Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. — John Milius Copy Share Image
A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew… — John Milius Copy Share Image
Yeah, there's absolutely. I mean, remember when The Searchers came out, it was a relatively big hit for a Western, and I think it… — John Milius Copy Share Image
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills. — John Milius 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
To an ever greater extent out experience is governed by pictures, pictures in newspapers and magazines, on television and in the cinema. Next to… — Douglas Crimp Copy Share Image
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
Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong.… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
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
