Character Quote by RaMell Ross

When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it is the decision to act that helps us understand how the…

— Linda Seger

Sometimes when a movie is really alive you can see that they were just making decisions on the spot. They weren't bound to anything,…

— Michael Cera

You can never judge how the film will be taken; you can only make your best effort, and put out what you feel. How…

— Oliver Stone

I've always believed in making films that you make the little decisions with your head, but you make the big decisions with your heart.

— Steve Sabol

Every time you go into a movie, you go into the point of view of who it is about.

— Oliver Stone

I judge my film choices based on the director, and then I see how much the story has affected me when I read it…

— Taapsee Pannu

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

— Bruce Beresford

My conscious decision has always been to do work that's meaningful and play characters that give something to the film.

— Huma Qureshi

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with…

— Conrad Hall

Every film is a crapshoot. It's a mystery when a movie comes together. I've never been able to figure it out. I don't know…

— Elisabeth Shue

The way I navigate scenes is through what I perceive to be the emotional truth of the character: what he wants from moment to…

— Ben Bass

Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make…

— Robert Carlyle