“There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films you can see that he has a wicked sense of humour, and I love that!” FilmExampleInspireMinesHumourFilmmakerWickedQuentinTarantino Author:Chika Anadu
“Three directors whose work directly influences mine are Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky and Susanne Bier (her Danish films). You'll notice that they all don't make feel good movies, same as me, and their films are always visually simple but beautiful (and I hope mine are!).” FeelsBeautifulFilmThreeSimpleInfluenceMinesDirectorsFeel GoodGood MovieDanishDarren Author:Chika Anadu
“I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.” TalentAuditionsNew Talent Author:Chika Anadu
“I definitely don't intend to only make films about Nigerians or Africans. I want to make films about people, any people.” PeopleWantFilm Author:Chika Anadu
“The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues.” WorldKindCountryBehindsRolesIssuesCenturySceneCoreAmbassadorsDiplomatsBehind The ScenesWorld Issues Author:Sylvia Poggioli
“The script is the foundation, but it's not the full story for the film, which only comes alive with the actors.” StoriesFilmActorsAliveFoundationScripts Author:Mora Stephens
“I like developing characters who I find to have interesting psychology. Like politics and sex, but I'm really looking at bigger social problems that interest me, and that I can obsess over for a while.” I CanCharacterProblemSocialSexInterestInterestingPsychologyBiggerDevelopingSocial Problems Author:Mora Stephens
“When you go to a film festival as an audience member, it's so much fun. But when you bring your own film there, you carry so much stress and excitement.” FilmFunAudienceMembersStressExcitementFestivalsFilm Festivals Author:Mora Stephens
“They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.” ShowsActionCrazyMilitaryRepublicanWeaknessAssumingAvoidingMilitary Action Author:Kevin Drum