“I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.” KindFilmGrewGrew UpEurope Author:Jodie Foster
“I grew up in Europe, and I used to like those very slow-moving European films. I've been contaminated by the American TV culture, and I just want things to move faster now.” WantFilmMovingUsedCultureTvsGrewGrew UpEuropeFaster Author:Rebecca De Mornay
“Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any Asian women in Western cinema. I grew up wanting to be in 'East-Enders' because film wasn't even a dream. The community were very much like, 'How can you want to act? It's such a low-class profession.” WantDreamFilmGoalCommunityClassImpossibleTvsBabyGrewGrew UpLowsWesternEastProfessionCinemaAsianEnder Author:Archie Panjabi
“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
“Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.” PeopleTogetherFilmFunProductsGrewGrew UpStudiosErasOur TimeLos AngelesSongwritersSinger SongwritersRandyNewman Author:Leonard Slatkin
“I don't think I'm the world's most die-hard sci-fi fan, but I definitely grew up watching 'Star Trek' religiously - all of them: the original, 'Next Generation,' 'Deep Space Nine,' 'Voyager.' I think sci-fi has an important place in the cinema world. Fantasy is a big part of why films actually exist.” ThinkingWorldImportantHardBigsFilmDiesNextStarsSpaceFantasyGenerationsFansGrewGrew UpOriginalsNineCinemaSci FiNext GenerationDeep Space Author:Olivia Thirlby
“You get to a certain moment where you realize all those humans who landed on the moon did so in between Chris [Nolan] being born and me being born and no one had gone back since, all these Super-8 films we grew up watching of rocket launches, you get to a certain age and you realize all the speeches about going back, they're speeches, there's no money there, we're not going back.” HumansMomentsAgeFilmCertainRealizingBornGoneGrewMoonSpeechGrew UpRocketsNo MoneyNolan Author:Jonathan Nolan
“I grew up in a show biz family and, if you wanted to talk at the dinner table, you'd better be prepared to talk about film.” IfsShowsWantedFilmGrewGrew UpTablesPreparedDinnerBe PreparedDinner TableShow Biz Author:John Orloff
“I grew up in the theater, and you can't improvise Shakespeare and Ibsen. You have to speak the language. But obviously, in a contemporary film, there's often room for improvisation and spontaneous things that happen. As long as I know what I'm trying to achieve in the scene, and when something comes up, I know that the response is genuine, I'm comfortable. That's really how I build everything.” KnowsTryingLongHappensFilmSpeakLanguageRoomsAchieveGrewSceneComfortableGrew UpTheaterResponseCome UpGenuineContemporarySpontaneousImprovisationIbsen Author:Victor Garber
“I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.” ChildrenHas BeensFilmGrewGrew Up Author:Liya Kebede
“I grew up loving action movies and films that were set in supernatural, unimaginable places. So I take being a woman in the film industry who is able to do action movies very seriously because I'm making the kind of movies that I wanted to watch as I was a kid and that inspired me and are the reason as to why I am here.” KindReasonKidsAbleActionWantedFilmWatchesGrewIndustryGrew UpInspiredBeing A WomanFilm IndustryUnimaginableAction Movie Author:Zoe Saldana
“I grew up with 'Cinderella.' So that was my go-to Disney film, definitely. It was princess-related, and coming from a smaller area in Illinois and wanting to do something greater than myself in Broadway, that was a film that I could really relate to.” FilmGreaterGrewGrew UpAreasRelateRelatedPrincessBroadwayIllinoisDisney Film Author:Jodi Benson
“I would love to dive into an indie film based on the streets of East Los Angeles where I grew up. If that doesn't come my way soon, I think I just might have to write it myself.” IfsThinkingWayWritingMightFilmStreetsGrewGrew UpEastMy WayLos AngelesIndie Films Author:Michael Trevino
“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.” WayPersonsKidsActionTogetherFilmValuesWatchesViolenceGrewDadGrew UpAppreciateMy DadEntertainmentAffectedEntertainingAction FilmsRambo Author:Scott Adkins
“I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.” FilmActorsGenerationsTvsGrewGrew UpWatching Tv Author:Lennie James