Film noir Quote by V. Alexander

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman…

— Diana Krall

I grew up on film noir.

— Lynne Ramsay

I am grateful for what I call well-spent moments: Making a tuna fish sandwich with the works. Taking at least a half hour to…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Both are also examples of film noir, a postwar genre commonly understood (even to the point of cliché) as being aesthetically and ideologically driven…

— Sianne Ngai

“THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT FRENCH CINEMA, specifically the women of today’s French cinema—a subject as vital as life and as irresistible as movies.…

— Mick LaSalle

In narrative cinema, a certain terminology has already been established: 'film noir,' 'Western,' even 'Spaghetti Western.' When we say 'film noir' we know what…

— Jonas Mekas

As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball, a 40s…

— Steven A. Cohen

I love film noir, so Billy Wilder is like my favorite director of all time.

— Tony Todd

“Barbara Stanwyck, in particular, was peerless in everything from high and low comedy to drama to musicals to film noir. She never took a…

— Eve Golden

There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where…

— Werner Herzog

I'd love to play a femme fatale in a film noir. I'm thinking of one of those roles that Lauren Bacall or Bette Davis…

— Diana Quick

Billy Wilder is really is a heavy influence on Bound. We felt that film noir was a genre where you could create a really…

— Anonymous