Cinema Quote by Noel Clarke

I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing.

— Neil Jordan

I only make films when I have something to say.

— Aparna Sen

I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.

— Obie Trice

As a kid, I said, 'I want to write for movies.' When I finally had that opportunity it was like I was able to…

— Cliff Burton

My job as a film editor is to construct a dramatic narrative because otherwise it's just a chaotic arrangement of sequences.

— Frederick Wiseman

I used to go over to my friend's house and we'd watch VCR tapes, three of them a day, and I was like, "I…

— Michelle Rodriguez

I think the most satisfying part about filmmaking is seeing a production in full bloom. When I write, I write in isolation.

— Jeff Kinney

I've always known that I've wanted to write, but I always saw myself doing that in the context of something other than film, so…

— Sarah Polley

At the end of the day, filmmaking is all about telling stories, and I'm just doing my part.

— Ishaan Khatter

I hate to write and spend months just waiting for the film to get financed. Then when you start preparing the film and you…

— Olivier Assayas

I wouldn't be making films if I just wanted to express some specific ideas; then I would be writing essays or something.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

I always wanted to write and direct films for as long as I can remember.

— Sam Levinson