“I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.” FilmActingDoorsFeet Author:Logan Lerman
“There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.” KindTwoHelpingFilmHouseRoomsFireFourDoorsFiguresDirectorsPlusLocks Author:Michael Pitt
“I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time.” PeopleIfsProblemFilmDoorsProudDown AndChecksGood TimesHaving A Good TimeTrilogies Author:Michael J. Fox
“Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.” KnowsTryingWantedFilmTurnsActingKnow HowDoorsBeen In Love Author:Ja Rule
“I'm actually a huge fan of digital as well. I appreciate how that technology opens the doors for filmmakers who never had access to that level of quality before. However, I do think film itself sets the standard for quality. You can talk about range, light, sensitive, resolution -- there's something about film that is undeniably beautiful, undeniably organic and natural and real.” ThinkingWellsRealLightBeautifulFilmNaturalLevelsQualityTechnologyDoorsFansHugeStandardsAppreciateAccessRangeSensitiveFilmmakerDigitalResolution Author:J. J. Abrams
“All the lessons learned, unlearned; The young, who learned to read, now blind, Their eyes with an archaic film; The peasant relapses to a stumbling tune, Following the donkey's bray; These only remember to forget. But somewhere some word presses, On the high door of a skull and in some corner, Of an irrefrangible eye, Some old man memory jumps to a child - Spark from the days of energy. And the child hoards it like a bitter toy.” MenChildrenEyeRememberFilmYoungEnergyMemoriesForgetDoorsLessonsBlindPressesFollowingCornersBitterTunesOld ManSparksToysPeasantsSkullsStumblingDonkeyLesson LearnedRelapse Author:Stephen Spender
“Occasional observers of horror movies have a nasty habit of asking why it is that there is always some poor misguided soul who opens the door to the cellar or to the attic or to the crypt when it's quite clear that no sane person would even consider it.” PersonsSoulFilmPoorClearDoorsHabitHorrorHollywoodAskingSaneNastyObserversOccasionalMisguidedCellarsAtticsAsking Why Author:Andrew Tudor
“If you buy your husband or boyfriend a video camera, for the first few weeks he has it, lock the door when you go to the bathroom. Most of my husband's early films end with a scream and a flush.” IfsMenFirstsEndsHumorFunnyFilmDoorsWeekHusbandCamerasVideoMy HusbandScreamLocksBathroomYour HusbandVideo Cameras Author:Rita Rudner
“I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.” BelievePersonsFilmUsedI BelieveResultsDoorsBrandsInvitedFestivalsMillionaireSlumdog Millionaire Author:Vikas Swarup
“Because audiences all over the world can see an independent film almost anywhere and anytime, these new distribution outlets have opened a door that is revolutionizing the movie-going experience.” WorldFilmAudienceDoorsIndependentDistributionOutletsIndependent Film Author:Gren Wells
“Next-door a baker's apprentice with his wife, an employee in a printing-shop, she has inflammation of the ovaries. Wonder what those two get out of life? Well, first of all, they get each other, then last Sunday a vaudeville and a film, then this or that club meeting and a visit to his parents. Nothing else? Well now, don't drop dead, sir. Add to that nice weather, bad weather, country picnics, standing in front of the stove, eating breakfast and so on. And what more do you get, you, captain, general, jockey, whoever you are? Don't fool yourself.” LifeFirstsWellsTwoCountryLastsFilmNextParentWonderNiceWifeDoorsFrontsFoolEatingStandingAddMeetingsClubsWeatherShopsEmployeeSundayBreakfastCaptainsPrintingApprenticeBakersPicnicsStovesJockeysBad WeatherVaudevilleOvariesEating BreakfastNice Weather Author:Alfred Doblin
“Getting to play the part of Selena was life-changing for me, i got to immerse myself in her life, got to know her family, her home, her culture ... every part of her story. It was a special time in my life both professionally and personally. Playing her not only opened doors for me in the film world, but it inspired me to start my own music career. In a lot of ways, I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't had that experience.” IfsKnowsWorldWayLifePlayStoriesHomeTodayFilmCultureMy OwnMusicCareersDoorsSpecialInspiredLife ChangingOpened DoorsMusic CareerSpecial Times Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Whatever affect any of my films have on audiences, I just kind of stop at the door. I make them and I just don't go outside after they're over.” KindFilmAudienceDoors Author:Steven Spielberg
“It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get people to give me a chance. Writing, struggling, with no money in the bank, working as an editor on the side. Working as a cameraman on the side. Getting little jobs, eking out a living. Trying to stay alive, and pushing a script that nobody wanted.” PeopleGivingWritingTryingYearsFirstsLittlesWantedJobsFilmThreeSidesChanceStruggleFourAliveDoorsGive MeScriptsPushingEditorsFour YearsNo MoneyStaying AliveBangingCameramanGive Me A Chance Author:George Lucas
“To try something longer, I entered a half-hour radio drama contest with the national public broadcaster, CBC. To my surprise, I won. And that opened doors in film and television, because that broadcaster was looking to cultivate new Canadian talent, especially women who could write.” WritingTryingFilmHoursHalfDoorsTalentTelevisionDramaSurpriseRadioContestsHalf HoursBroadcastersFilm And TelevisionOpened DoorsCbc Author:Karen Walton
“I'm not shutting doors on myself, in any way, within theater, musical theater, TV and film.” WayFilmDoorsTvsTheaterMusicalMusical Theater Author:Lara Pulver
“Making a film from the point of view of a young boy's eyes opened the door to another universe with lots of freedom and to explore a new dimension. This was achieved as I started doing things that were close to what exists in a child's universe.” ChildrenEyeFilmYoungUniverseViewsBoysDoorsPoint Of ViewDimensions Author:Alex Abreu
“I know, a lot of the films I've done, it's obvious I'm going to beat up six guys and just walk out the door. There's not a lot of motivating factors - it's just action for the sake of action.” KnowsDoneActionFilmGuyWalksDoorsSixBeatsSakeObviousFactors Author:Jason Statham
“I wanted to create a film that hadn't been created yet. I studied film for many years. The Room is almost 20 years of my work. You see, I understand young people unlike the media. I don't expect people to love The Room 100% but I respect that people enjoy it and that maybe it opens certain doors for them. That's what makes me happy.” PeopleYearsWantedFilmYoungCertainEnjoyRoomsDoorsMediaMake Me Happy Author:Tommy Wiseau
“The great thing about Europe is that things have not been represented [as much]. If you open the door of a bar in Brooklyn in a film you know exactly who is the mobster, who is the nice guy, who is the drunk, who's the waitress, who's the lonely heart. If you push open the door to a bar in Antwerp or Lisbon or Rotterdam, people will talk five different languages. You don't know who's who. You don't know if that guy is a banker or a mobster.” PeopleIfsKnowsHeartDifferentFilmGuyLanguageFiveNiceDoorsEuropeLonelyBarsGreat ThingsDrunkBankersThat GuyBrooklynWaitressNice GuyDifferent LanguagesMobsterLonely HeartAntwerpRotterdam Author:Thomas Bidegain
“When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happening in New York that I could be a part of. There was something to satiate my desire to be artistic and creative, especially when it wasn't in the way I originally thought it was going to be.” WayFilmDesireCreativeDoorsNew YorkTelevisionTvsHappeningsIndependentSurpriseArtisticIndependent Film Author:Aja Naomi King
“I don't think I can break down any doors, but I'm thinking, "Maybe I can be a cameraman, because I love the cameras." And the cameraman would show me how to thread the film, how to repair it, the lenses. That's when you become, like, goony goo-goo about it. You breathe and eat camera, and all of a sudden, you don't want anything else in the world. You finally know, "This is my calling." When you're passionate about something, it doesn't become work. It's art and it's fun. It's arduous, it's sweaty.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantArtI CanShowsFilmFunBreakDoorsCallingCamerasPassionateBreatheWorking ItThreadShow MeBreaking DownLensesCameraman Author:Pam Grier
“Chicago is a great place because you can experience theatre, film, television, anything and everything, so for an actor it's exciting. The doors are kind of open.” KindFilmActorsDoorsTelevisionExcitingTheatreChicagoAnything And Everything Author:Charlie Barnett
“Well that's basically how we launched Sherwood Pictures, and with our films, we sat down and we had a long list of specific things that we were praying for God to provide, and then we would just deal with all those things in prayer first, and then when we went out and began knocking on doors and calling, it was clear that God was going before us and providing the way and sending the resources.” WayFirstsWellsLongFilmPrayerDealsClearDoorsPrayingCallingResourcesDown AndListsSatProvidingKnockingKnocking On Doors Author:Stephen Kendrick
“No one is banging my door down to be a superhero. I don't know how good I would be. I have low bone density, so I don't know if anyone really wants to put me in a cape and chuck me out a window. But a lot of my friends, who are great actors and who come from film, are doing TV because that's where the opportunities are. For us, it does feel like it's similar to making the movies that we used to make.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsDoeWould BeFilmUsedActorsOpportunityKnow HowDoorsTvsLowsMy FriendsWindowBonesSuperheroChuckGreat ActorsBangingCapesDensity Author:Winona Ryder