“A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.” MenYearsBelieveFilmPurposeI BelieveCan DoPlansTvsYears AgoStanding Author:Derek Luke
“Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to.” IfsWantHeartI CanFilmCan DoTvsMy HeartTheatreBest Work Author:Kelly Reilly
“Sometimes we misunderstand what films can do. We just throw a whole book in there, with people just talking, talking, and talking. The picture can tell, the frame can tell.” PeopleBookSometimesWholeFilmCan DoTalking Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“Whatever field you can do that, that's where you want to do it, and I think that's why people like David Fincher and Ridley Scott are interested in it, too, because when you sit down on a meeting in HBO and they're like, "More, more." You're just like, "Oh yeah, I love this." Sometimes it's a little harder in film. I think also it's a great audience, take advantage of it. It's a great audience.” PeopleThinkingWantLittlesSometimesFilmCan DoAudienceFieldsAdvantageHarderYeahMeetingsHbo Author:Charlize Theron
“You can do films for the fun of it, or the thrill of it, but certain films you can't do unless there's something driving you, something you have a passion for that will pull you through.” FilmCertainPassionFunCan DoDrivingThrill Author:Truman Capote
“I think that people are going to find more interest in the human condition, especially with them being weaned on so much reality television. They want character driven stuff along with real violence. Cage fighting is very popular with the kids right now. They see and know what one punch can do to someone's face. You can't give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingHumansRealCharacterRealityKidsFilmFacesFightingStuffInterestCan DoFiveViolenceConditionsTelevisionRight NowHundredDrivenHuman ConditionCagesVery PopularReality Television Author:Dolph Lundgren
“I think doing something creative is the most important thing to me, and I think it's probably just good for the soul for anyone, whatever it is. You don't have to be a film director - you can do gardening or something - but I think everyone needs to create something.” ThinkingNeedsImportantSoulFilmCan DoCreativeDirectorsImportant ThingsGardeningFilm Directors Author:Ricky Gervais
“Songs are pretty easy. They are small, they are modular, they are about as big as a bagel. They are easy to build. Films are overwhelming in their magnitude and scope. By comparison, a lot of film directors wish they were writing songs because you can do it while getting your hair cut.” WritingBigsFilmSongWishEasyCan DoCuttingHairDirectorsComparisonOverwhelmingYou Can Do ItScopeMagnitudeWriting SongsFilm DirectorsBagelsHair Cut Author:Tom Waits
“I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion.” ThinkingFilmCan DoRacismPrejudiceBest ThingsDiscussionProvoking Book:Spike Lee: Interviews Source: Spike Lee: Interviews
“The deal is that you can do it, you don't really owe me anything, but at the end of it, I own the film. Then I can actually go out and reprint or not reprint if it I want.” IfsWantI CanEndsFilmArtistCan DoDealsYou Can Do It Author:Todd McFarlane
“I think, as the writer, you're always going to mourn something [left out of a film]. But you also just want to know there's a good reason for it being left out. On the whole, you want to give something to somebody creative. The worst thing you can do is say, "Here, be creative, but do it like I want you to do it." I was always very mindful of that.” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingReasonWholeFilmLeftCan DoCreativeWorstI Want YouWorst ThingsBe CreativeMournLeft Out Author:Markus Zusak
“When you think of things like The Sopranos, The Wire, Damages, they are beating film on a regular basis. Most films are terrible. It's only the 2% that are good. There's things you can do on TV which you can't do on film. There is something about those episodic, serialisations that are grand and operatic.” ThinkingFilmCan DoTvsTerribleBasesDamageWireSopranos Author:Ricky Gervais
“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingDoneFilmCan DoComedyExpectationsBunchShockUnexpectedShockedYou Can Do ItUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“I don't know what I can do about the aging. Yes, I am aging. Oh my God, I'm aging all the time. It's like those flowers that wilt in front of you in time-lapse films. But what can I possibly do? Look like a lunatic?” KnowsLooksI CanFilmCan DoFrontsFlowerAgingLunaticLapsesTime Lapse Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“With any independent film, it's all about getting everyone's schedules in line and everything together at the same time and just doing the best you can do when that happens - if it happens.” IfsHappensTogetherFilmCan DoLinesIndependentSchedulesIndependent Film Author:Jennifer Westfeldt