Cinema Quote by Kiran Rao

I kind of joke with myself that you shouldn't be able to be a creative producer if you weren't a first AD. Because it…

— Bruce Cohen

I never intended to become a commercial filmmaker in the first place. What I do requires time and experimentation. Commercial work is often not…

— Marco Brambilla

When I did my first film, I didn't have formal training; I didn't work under any director. I really didn't know how to make…

— Mani Ratnam

When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able…

— George Lucas

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

— Donnie Yen

If you're a theater director, you're not going to be prepared for the technical side. And if you're a technical director, you're not going…

— Neill Blomkamp

Very, very rare that you do a job knowing that the audience is desperate for you to do that job. Most films you make…

— Ian Mckellen

I was an executive producer. I've done a lot of jobs and I think each one helps you get closer to what you want…

— Zoya Akhtar

As a director, your job is to make sure no one for any reason is taken out of the film. Sometimes it's impossible and…

— Cary Fukunaga

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy…

— Danny Boyle

It takes a number of different skill sets, I think, to try and be a good producer. You have to be very creative, but…

— Suzanne Todd

Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies -…

— Andy Garcia