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“As far as my notoriety or whatever, I haven't been the star of a hit film.”

Film Stars Havens Notoriety

Author:Alessandro Nivola

“Western civilization shapes the content of my films, provides me with subjects that haven't been used before.”

Film Used Subjects Havens Civilization Shapes Western Western Civilization

Author:Eric Rohmer

“I haven't done a lot of things in my career that my kids can watch, because they are 8, 6 and 3, and they are pretty young; so given the concepts that the film was about a superhero, it was a black superhero, and it was a father and son type partnership.”

Done Kids Film Young Father Given Black Careers Watches Havens Son Type Concepts Partnership Superhero Father Son Father And Son

Author:Blair Underwood

“People look at film in a gallery, and if they walk out after two minutes they know they haven't seen the whole work. But then people look at a painting for two minutes and think they've seen it. Certain paintings are made to be consumed fast. But some require a slowed-down time. You have to go back to them.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Looks Made Two Whole Film Certain Walks Minutes Havens Painting Consumed Gallery Down Time

Author:Julie Mehretu

“I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it - that that will drive more people to the theaters, because I haven't seen the billboards or the posters or anything.”

People Film Seeing Havens Mouths Theater Posters Billboards Word Of Mouth

Author:Craig McCracken

“What you learn when you direct a film, even more so than as a producer, it's a marriage. It's like a relationship with that film so you've got to make sure that it's really something that you want to live with for three years or however long it is. So I haven't found the right thing to marry yet.”

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Author:Grant Heslov

“I've slogged like crazy to get where I am. And those who think it's just my body that got me where I am, they should take a look at the others who have rushed in after me. They haven't gone beyond their first feverish film.”

Thinking Should Firsts Looks Body Film Gone Crazy Havens

Author:Mallika Sherawat

“I surely haven't only dealt with film people. As a lawyer, I also fought against evictions, or worked on leases - the unglamorous side of the business.”

People Film Sides Havens Lawyer Lease Eviction

Author:Giovanna Cau

“I haven't done the Star Wars kind of films.”

Kind War Done Film Stars Havens

Author:Roger Spottiswoode

“Of course, fairies are all imported in North America. We have no native fairies. The Little People do not long survive importation unless they go to California and grow large and beautiful, but haven't much flavour, like the fruit and the film stars.”

People Littles Long America Beautiful Film Courses Stars Grows Havens Fruit California Fairy Native North America Flavour Film Stars Importation

Book:Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre

Source: Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre

“I haven't been one since I did a film called (coughs) Encino Man (laughing). After two or three runs with Pauly Shore, I had enough. Watching this film in 3D as far as rollercoasters go really fills it for me.”

Men Two Enough Running Film Three Laughing Havens Shore Had Enough

Author:Brendan Fraser

“I did four independent films during the break between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon.' I haven't even really had time to sit back and process it all. But when you do finally sit back and think about it, it's incredible.”

Thinking Film Process Break Four Havens Moon Independent Incredibles Twilight Independent Film New Moon

Author:Ashley Greene

“Though films become more daring sexually, they are probably less sexy than they ever were. There haven't been any convincing love scenes or romances in the movies in a while. (Nobody even seems to neck in theaters any more.) ... when the mechanics and sadism quotients go up, the movie love interest goes dead, and the film just lies there, giving a certain amount of offense.”

Giving Seems Film Romance Lying Certain Interest Havens Amount Scene Theater Sexy Movie Necks Daring Offense Mechanic Convincing Sexually Movie Love Sadism

Author:Renata Adler

“I've got a lot of examples about moments where I thought something would work on film and it didn't work, but I never came to that decision with the film half shot, where I was stuck on a runaway train and couldn't jump off. On those occasions where I have admitted defeat, that this is not going to work, I haven't embarked on that project and made that movie.”

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Author:Steven Spielberg

“The original 'Edge of Darkness' was fantastic, a fabulous series. It was of its time, but this film version shows that times really haven't changed.”

Shows Film Darkness Havens Changed Originals Series Edges Versions Fantastic Fabulous

Author:Ray Winstone

“I still haven't made a film that defines who I am.”

Made Stills Film Havens Who I Am

Author:Jennifer Tilly

“I don't have anything saying, 'I'm going to do this many new films, and this many comedies.' But, it's always exciting for me, whenever it is a new character and something I haven't done before, and that's part of what draws me to it.”

Done Character Film Comedy Havens Draws Exciting

Author:Ashley Greene