Activist Quote by Kimberly Peirce

A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are…

— Robert Carlyle

It's my opinion that if you're trying to tell a realistic story that centers around realistic characters, you can't help but touch on important…

— Patrick Rothfuss

What I've found is if you get the right characters in the right story and put them in the right setting - and let…

— Mike Bartlett

I definitely promise to always make films about issues that matter to me.

— Diego Luna

Some people see me as dissecting my characters in some kind of heartless, coldblooded, analytical way, when in truth making these movies is a…

— Todd Solondz

It's very tough playing a real life character in a controversial story.

— Mahima Chaudhry

Over the years I've never written or made movies about political themes 'cause while they do have current critical importance, in the large, large…

— Woody Allen

I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - what makes people tick. I've also always…

— Barbara Kopple

You don't put your personal viewpoints in a good movie. A movie should only be concerned with characters, not some big moral, although it's…

— Paul Morrissey

The stories that I like to tell and the movies I like are always grounded in the emotional arc of the characters.

— Eric Balfour

Obviously, being an actor I am very self-critical and I will always want to serve the fans, but I've always tried to focus on…

— Anya Chalotra