Quote by Omar Epps

I don't want to be part of films that are just manufactured, and not made with true passion; I only want to be part…

— Sherlyn Chopra

When you decide to make a film, it's imperative that it's a story you just have to tell...no matter what. If so, then dive…

— Dori Berinstein

If there's an opportunity to tell a story through acting or directing or cinematography or a book, I will embrace that opportunity.

— Costa Ronin

I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.

— Ira Sachs

I've learned a great deal about a certain type of filmmaking. But I have ambitions toward another type of filmmaking that I haven't been…

— Shia LaBeouf

I feel that, at this point in my career, I don't want to do another television show. I don't want to do a film.

— Pamela Anderson

At least I want to be making films that are somehow born out of me that are stories I want to tell. The challenge…

— Gavin O'Connor

I had an interest in film, but I didn't want to go to Hollywood and make movies.

— Adam Page

I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have a purpose…

— Charlie McDowell

I don't want to do every independent film offered to me.

— Zoe Kazan

At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how…

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

You always have to appeal to your audience. You always have to consider how well your project will do in terms of admissions. I…

— Hayao Miyazaki