“I was never that kid who grew up in New York and was always at the arthouse watching important films. I was the kid who grew up in the Midwest where there weren't any art films, and I watched TV. And that was really the medium that affected me and that I fell in love with.” ArtImportantKidsFilmNew YorkTvsGrewGrew UpMediumsAffectedMidwestArt Films Author:Shawn Ryan
“There's a side that I want to do just like really retarded arty films … like parody, pretentious art films that kind of are supposed to have some deep meaning.” WantKindArtFilmSidesPretentiousParodyRetardedDeep MeaningArt Films Author:Andy Milonakis
“I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.” ArtFilmDivisionCommercial ArtArt Films Author:Joe Wright
“I think the art film, or the auteur-driven film - and not only foreign, but domestic films following that path - can get a small share of the box office. And I think that small share may open up a little bit.” ThinkingMayLittlesArtFilmBitsPathShareOfficeLittle BitBoxesFollowingDrivenBox OfficeArt FilmsAuteurs Author:Roger Corman
“Art films aren't necessarily photography. It's feeling. If we can capture a feeling of a people, of a way of life, then we made a good picture.” PeopleIfsWayArtMadeFeelingsFilmPhotographyCaptureArt Films Author:John Cassavetes
“I enjoy doing martial arts films, but I like the straight stuff, too. I'd like to go back and do some Shakespeare, and maybe knock out a play or two. It's all about keeping balance.” ArtTwoPlayFilmStuffEnjoyBalanceMartial ArtsArt Films Author:Thomas Ian Griffith
“A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just performing martial arts. You're actually acting as much as any other actor.” PeopleArtFilmActorsRealizingActingPerformingMartial ArtsArt Films Author:Donnie Yen
“A lot of Chinese martial arts films were based on Chinese martial arts novels. And these novels created a world of putting history, calligraphy, and martial arts into one.” WorldArtFilmNovelChineseMartial ArtsCalligraphyArt Films Author:Donnie Yen
“Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western.” ArtFilmWesternChineseMartial ArtsWayneArt Films Author:Ang Lee