Filmmaker Quote by Stanley Kubrick

I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.

— Quentin Tarantino

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.

— Patrice Leconte

To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being.

— Mark Polish

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

— Roald Dahl

“An author is an expert in the written word. The author must make a choice; to either trust and support the filmmaker’s approach, or…

— Sarah Gerdes

I'm not a writer, although, as a filmmaker, you are an author in a certain way.

— Rob Marshall

“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and…

— Roald Dahl

When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence.

— Matthew Lillard

“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to work He…

— Roald Dahl

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry.

— Thomas Perry

The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and…

— Hunter S. Thompson

Publishing and film are such different worlds for writers.

— Leigh Bardugo