Figures Quote by Taylor Hackford

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

— James Cameron

The great lesson about filmmaking is never take "no" for an answer, especially if you have a lot of passion and inspiration to do…

— David O. Russell

My films have been successful, and therefore, the process has accommodated me. When the studio said 'no,' I did it anyhow. Now they don't…

— Doug Liman

The filmmaker is not telling you what to think.

— Joe Berlinger

You can mix in certain sensitivities as a filmmaker.

— Peter Weir

Saying no to a project is not easy. I'm always under the impression that I might end up upsetting the director or producer of…

— Brahmanandam

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

— Werner Herzog

Initially, I used to say yes to any film without giving it a second thought, which I shouldn't have done.

— Aditya Pancholi

I'm only a stupid filmmaker.

— Roland Emmerich

At times, it is hard to say no to a film, but that happens, because you can't do a film due to date issues.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

Once you know how to make a movie, you can't not make a movie.

— Mike Birbiglia

I'm not the kind of filmmaker who's going to go from one thing to the next. I often wish I was that filmmaker, but…

— Jonathan Glazer