“If you give the audience what they expect, they'll be bored. There are no rules: You do what you want while respecting the boundaries. You don't poke people in the eye; you do things they haven't seen before and make it accessible, funny and clever.” PeopleIfsWantGivingEyeAudienceHavensWhat You WantCleverBoundariesBoredPoke Author:Matthew Vaughn
“If an actor is bored, then they are boring to an audience. I definitely don't want to ever be that.” IfsWantActorsAudienceBoringBored Author:Eva Amurri
“I'm a big fan of being able to hold those long shots and use space. I don't know, I think everything's so quick cut these days, as if films are too afraid that the audience is going to get bored instead of relaxing and trusting their work.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongUseBigsAbleFilmSpaceAudienceCuttingFansShotsThese DaysBoredLong Shots Author:Alice Englert
“I'm taking probably the biggest risk of my career in playing the part in Filth. If you stop taking risks, then you get bored, or you just keep playing the same part, over and over again. Eventually audiences get bored of that, as well.” IfsWellsCareersAudienceRiskBoredTaking RisksFilth Author:James McAvoy
“You have to leave the window open for better classes to come along as you go. You can't grow too proud of your script. You have to let the thing shape itself. It guarantees the best classes will always be used and it also keeps you from going braindead. If you grow bored and uninspired working on something, the audience will be able to tell.” IfsAbleUsedGrowsAudienceProudShapesWindowScriptsBoredGuaranteesProud Of YouUninspired Author:Don Hertzfeldt
“I try to make films where the audience forgets the filmmaking and gets engrossed in the story as it unfolds. I don't want them to ever feel bored, or that they're being told what to think, or to feel depressed. I don't like films about victims - I want to celebrate brave survivors like Brenda and the wonderful women in the film.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingStoriesFilmForgetAudienceWonderfulVictimBraveCelebrateBoredSurvivorFilmmakingWonderful Woman Author:Kim Longinotto
“For me, when I see movies where I kind of know who the characters are and what the situation is, I get bored. To me, it's, "How do I tell a story that will keep the audience engaged?" A great story does that: it's not exactly what you expect.” KnowsKindDoeCharacterStoriesSituationAudienceBoredEngaged Author:Richard Shepard