“With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.” FeelsLongFilmGirlTvsReally Long Author:Zosia Mamet
“I was a bartender in New York and I overheard this girl saying she made $3000 doing a commercial. A kid at work told me, 'Hey, I know this director and he'd really like you!'. So I walked into this guy's office and was like 'I was thinking maybe I could make $3000' and he hired me for commercials, short films, like 15 jobs in a row.” ThinkingKnowsMadeKidsJobsFilmGuyGirlNew YorkLike YouDirectorsOfficeHeyThis GuyThis GirlBartenderShort FilmsReally Like You Author:Pauley Perrette
“Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.” NeedsLooksFilmYoungGirlNextConcernPretty GirlStarlets Author:Zhang Ziyi
“I wasn't into fairytales when I was little. I was of the generation of the earlier Disney films where many of the female characters, with the exception of the Maleficent's, were not little girls that I admired... the little princesses. They weren't characters that I identified with. I think that's very different now for my girls and more recent films.” ThinkingLittlesDifferentCharacterFilmGirlGenerationsFemaleExceptionPrincessFairytaleFemale CharactersMy GirlLittle PrincessMaleficentDisney Film Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think Chelsea Girls is a complete masterpiece and I think Andy's [Warhol] films are equally as good as the art. I think one day they will be considered equal. They aren't yet. They will be.” ThinkingArtFilmGirlOne DayEqualMasterpieceChelseaWarhol Author:John Waters
“An Emraan Hashmi film has come to guarantee certain ingredients: An intense, grey central character, a beautiful girl - if he gets lucky, then two - couple of kisses, a few bold scenes, fabulous music and a climatic twist.” IfsTwoCharacterBeautifulFilmCertainGirlCoupleSceneLuckyKissingIntenseGuaranteesIngredientsGreyFabulousTwistsBeautiful Girl Author:Emraan Hashmi
“I admire hard-bitten, wisecracking realism of Ida Lupino and the film noir heroines. I'm sick of simpering white girls with their princess fantasies.” HardFilmGirlWhiteFantasySickAdmirePrincessRealismHeroinesNoirFilm NoirWhite Girl Book:Vamps & Tramps: New Essays Source: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays
“The industry has changed. Two years ago I could tell a company I've got Russell Crowe and that would get the film made. Now they'd ask 'And who's the girl?' Just one famous face isn't enough any more.” YearsMadeTwoEnoughFilmFacesGirlAsksCompanyChangedIndustryYears AgoJust OneTwo YearsTwo Years Ago Author:Gary Oldman
“I love seeing the Oscar films and epic dramas. But I'd rather watch a romantic comedy than any other kind of movie. There's something about movies like these that make you feel so good and happy and that you want to live in that world -- to be that girl and be part of the fairy tale. I have always believed in fairy tales.” WorldWantFeelsKindFilmGirlWatchesComedySeeingDramaTalesFairyFairy TaleOscarsEpicAlways BelieveThat Girl Author:Jennifer Lopez
“I did a little film called Nina, a small role. I played a French girl who was a nurse to Nina Simone. Zoe Saldana plays Nina.” LittlesPlayFilmGirlRolesNurseNinaSmall Roles Author:Alaina Huffman
“Japanese women have always loved my films, even when no one else did. Ever since I made 'Maurice' in the 1980s, I've been getting hundreds of letter from Japanese girls. They definitely have a special place in my heart.” HeartMadeFilmGirlSpecialMy HeartLettersSpecial Places Author:Hugh Grant
“When I stepped out from doing films and had a dark period, I never did anything dark on a set, so I never made enemies on a set. I never was a bad girl on a set; I always considered films a really sacred space, so when I had my problems, I had them very much away from the film community.” MadeProblemFilmGirlCommunityDarkSpaceEnemyPeriodsSacredBad GirlSacred Space Author:Courtney Love
“I want to play a role of a 24-year-old woman, not 17-year-old girls. So I have picked a couple of films like 'Butter' to show that. And it's perfectly fine not to do anything for a year if I don't find the right thing.” IfsWantYearsPlayShowsFilmGirlRolesFineCoupleRight ThingOld Woman Author:Ashley Greene
“My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the whole process of filmmaking, about dialogue writing, scripts, screenplay etc. I had probably gone to two or three film shoots in my childhood.” WritingTwoIdeasWholeFilmYoungGirlThreeProcessUnderstandingWatchesGoneChildhoodScriptsDialogueNo IdeaEtcFilmmakingScreenplaysBollywoodWriting Scripts Author:Rani Mukerji