“Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy.” KnowsGivingMomentsRememberHalfAudienceTheatreMovieDo You KnowDozen Author:Rosalind Russell
“There seems to be an assumption that if you're offended by movie brutality, you are somehow playing into the hands of the people who want censorship. But this would deny those of us who don't believe in censorship the use of the only counter-balance: the freedom of the press to say that there's anything conceivably damaging in these films - the freedom to analyze their implications. How can people go on talking about the dazzling brilliance of movies and not notice that the directors are sucking up to the thugs in the audience?” PeopleIfsWantBelieveUseHandsSeemsFilmTalkingAudienceViolenceGoes OnBalanceDirectorsPressesDon't BelieveDenyAssumptionMovieCensorshipOffendedImplicationsBrillianceBrutalityThugFreedom Of The PressDazzling Author:Pauline Kael
“Audiences will get just as tired of people wrestling on a bed as they did of Tom Mix kissing his horse.” PeopleAudienceBedKissingHorseTiredMovieWrestlingToms Author:Mary Astor
“Hollywood provides ready-made fantasies or daydreams; the problem is whether these are productive or nonproductive, whether the audience is psychologically enriched or impoverished.” MadeProblemFantasyAudienceReadyHollywoodMovieProductiveDaydreaming Author:Hortense Powdermaker
“The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.” MatterActorsNumbersPayAttentionAudienceTruth IsOfficeConnectionsBoxesPay AttentionMovieBox Office Author:Tom Hanks
“To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.” ActorsProcessAudienceRecognitionMovieFilmmaking Author:Michel Hazanavicius
“'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.” ThinkingWorldTryingActorsAudienceThis WorldIncrediblesMovieCampsFilmmakingBizarreRocketsValidationRocket Science Author:Anna Kendrick