Cinema Quote by Takashi Miike

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 is the responsibility of filmmakers, actors and writers, who have the freedom to do the kind of work they want to do irrespective…

— Jaideep Ahlawat

Our job as directors is to entertain an audience, it's not just to do it for the director. You might as well sit in…

— Frank Oz

It's good to have a governing body to oversee matters in making of films, but you can't blame films for what is happening in…

— Akkineni Nagarjuna

Being the director is really something. It's a statement of something and you have to stand up for that. Okay, this is what I…

— Mathieu Demy

All directors are control freaks and very obsessive. I get the feeling that directors as kids, they all have had a childhood with not…

— Stellan Skarsgard

The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to…

— Werner Herzog

Cinema leaves a deep impact on the society. As creative people and entertainment film-makers, we have to be responsible at some point as we…

— Shoojit Sircar

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

— Patrice Leconte

You know, directors are funny people. They live with these movies for a year or more. And when you go in to score the…

— Henry Mancini

It's a terrible thing to make films that are never seen or experienced by audiences. Often times nobody knows about them, even though they…

— Kate del Castillo

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of…

— John Frankenheimer