“When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat.” MadeTwoIdeasHardWould BeWantedFilmActorsAudienceTeamInternationalFatsNo Idea Author:John Woo
“I want to write a film. I need to think of the right idea and focus on that; I love writing.” ThinkingWantNeedsWritingIdeasFilmFocusRight Ideas Author:Jack Whitehall
“Purely cinematic film ... actually the purest expression of a cinematic idea.” IdeasFilmExpressionCinematic Author:Francois Truffaut
“I'll be honest, I never saw myself making a ninja movie, never entertained the idea. I think ninja films can be quite cheesy unless you do them in feudal Japan.” ThinkingIdeasFilmSawsHonestIllBeing HonestJapanCheesyNinja Author:Scott Adkins
“It's a simple thing he [Frank Daniel] taught me. If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70, you have a feature film.” IfsWantIdeasFilmSimpleTaughtSceneCardsFeaturesFrankSimple Things Author:David Lynch
“And 'Sex Drugs Rock Roll' was a very transitional film for me in that I was one of the producers and you know, came up with the idea with the writer and the producer, as well. But, it was a very collaborative event. You know, I really love working in that way.” KnowsWayWellsIdeasFilmSexRocksEventsDrugProducersSex Drugs Author:Andy Serkis
“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
“Mr. Cooper said to me that he had an idea for a film in mind. The only thing he'd tell me was that I was going to have the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood. Naturally, I thought of Clark Gable.” MenMindArtSaidIdeasFilmHollywoodEntertainment Author:Fay Wray