“I encourage first time filmmakers to be ambitious and take chances and risks, because you never know where your career is going to go.” KnowsFirstsChanceCareersRiskFirst TimeFilmmakerAmbitiousTake A ChanceChance And Risk Author:Michael B. Jordan
“God has been my number one inspiration. I also look up to Will Smith and Jamie Fox who are also personal friends of mine. They give me great career advice. I would also include Chris Stokes, as a filmmaker and music producer. I've been working with him since I was eight.” GivingLooksHas BeensInspirationNumbersCareersAdviceMinesGive MeEightProducersFilmmakerLook UpFoxesJamieCareer AdviceStokeMusic Producer Author:Marques Houston
“Careers are built on relationships. Even if it's a bad movie, even if I know it's a bad movie, even if it's a team of filmmakers that I know are going to be difficult, that I know are going to really make me work extra hard, it's fundamentally the same process.” IfsKnowsHardProcessDifficultCareersTeamBuiltFilmmakerExtrasBad Movies Author:Christophe Beck
“The world has obviously changed in terms of the way filmmakers and actors and writers often look at their own careers. They all seem to want to include in their own process - along with some of their iconic and franchise-driven movies.” WorldWayWantLooksSeemsActorsProcessTermCareersChangedDrivenFilmmakerIconic Author:Mark Canton
“I tried something when my career was really struggling: reaching out to people, to filmmakers I wanted to work with. I genuinely wrote a letter to Clint Eastwood saying, "Hey man, I'm a fan and I would be an extra in your movie."” PeopleMenWould BeWantedCareersStruggleFansLettersHeyFilmmakerExtrasReachingReach Out Author:Josh Lucas
“Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit town, do the show, and leave with this incredible energy behind you.” ShowsHappensEnergyBehindsCareersTelevisionShotsTownsIncrediblesFilmmakerBehind YouAdrenaline Author:Michael J. Bassett
“It's a privilege to have the career I have, to love every day and be following my passion, the stories that interest me, to remote locations and people. So nothing stops me from that - but yes, it seems redundant in documentary-filmmaker circles today to say the biggest struggle was financing.” PeopleStoriesSeemsTodayPassionInterestCareersStrugglePrivilegeFollowingCirclesFilmmakerLocationDocumentariesMy PassionFinancingRedundant Author:Pietra Brettkelly
“So there's a choice that I made to tell stories that are still psychological melodramas about domestic issues. The challenge is to figure out how to make 10 films a career as a filmmaker, and that's a really challenging thing.” MadeStillsStoriesFilmChoicesChallengesCareersIssuesFiguresPsychologicalFilmmakerMelodrama Author:Ira Sachs
“Like a painter, a filmmaker should change their format, their support, despite their career they shouldn't be stuck in a system that is stuck in the past.” ShouldPastCareersSupportStuckDespitePainterFilmmakerFormatStuck In The Past Author:Marion Vernoux
“As I have been paving my career as a filmmaker my parents have been there for me every step of the way. They have believed in my dreams despite how steep the mountain has been.” WayHas BeensDreamParentStepsCareersMountainDespiteFilmmakerEvery StepSteepPaving Author:Aurora Guerrero
“I'm taking the indie filmmaker's approach to building my career and that approach is developing a relationship with the fans.” CareersFansBuildingApproachDevelopingFilmmaker Author:Romany Malco