Cinema Quote by Steven Berkoff

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working…

— Jessica Lange

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again…

— Mara Wilson

As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss and has all the power. I'm a control…

— Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

— Samantha Morton

If you're producing a movie you're involved in every aspect of the movie and that can be daunting and then going and doing a…

— Mark Wahlberg

Film is the manipulative medium par excellence. When you think back on the history of film and the 20th century, you see the propaganda…

— Michael Haneke

It can be insulting to an actor when the director comes out, and they have no notes on the performance, and all they care…

— Reed Morano

It's because you have no power. You give them all the material and the cinematographer, the director, the editor, boy what they can choose...…

— William Mapother

Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

When you are acting in a film, you are only worried about your performance and how the film will shape up.

— Atul Kulkarni

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly unless you have the right…

— Laura Dern

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your…

— Leonardo DiCaprio