“Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all that hard work on a certain level. If you didn't do the hard work, you wouldn't be standing there. On the other hand, people do a lot of hard work and don't get Oscars, so it's a mixture of glory and injustice at the same time.” PeopleIfsHardHandsFilmCertainLevelsHard WorkLuckyGloryStandingInjusticeRecognitionOscarsMixturesStanding There Author:Walter Murch
“When we usually think of fears, in comics or in films, it's most often fears on a relatively superficial level: fear of murderous insects, of ghosts, of zombies, or even fear of dying.” ThinkingFilmLevelsDyingGhostSuperficialInsectsZombieFear Of Dying Author:Boaz Lavie
“One of the biggest changes for me on a practical level of shooting the film was having a second unit.” FilmLevelsPracticalsShootingUnits Author:Duncan Jones
“I don't believe in putting in music as a band aid to get you over some rough parts or bad film making. If it's there it's got to add to it or take it to another level.” IfsBelieveFilmLevelsBandAddDon't BelieveAidsRoughBand Aid Author:Quentin Tarantino
“I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the amount on the pay cheque, I look for a level of respectability as an actor.” LooksFilmCertainActorsLevelsPayWrittenAmountThought ProvokingRealismProvokingRespectabilityCheques Author:Arjun Rampal
“I'm actually a huge fan of digital as well. I appreciate how that technology opens the doors for filmmakers who never had access to that level of quality before. However, I do think film itself sets the standard for quality. You can talk about range, light, sensitive, resolution -- there's something about film that is undeniably beautiful, undeniably organic and natural and real.” ThinkingWellsRealLightBeautifulFilmNaturalLevelsQualityTechnologyDoorsFansHugeStandardsAppreciateAccessRangeSensitiveFilmmakerDigitalResolution Author:J. J. Abrams
“I know one thing - very few writers in Southern California get to write what they want to write. We are more or less worker ants, working for either film companies or tv companies or Internet companies. We do a lot of assigned work. Feelings hardly ever enter into it. If they do, they tend to be on a sort of soap opera level.” IfsKnowsWantWritingFeelingsFilmLevelsCompanyOne ThingTvsInternetWorkersCaliforniaSouthernOperaSoapAntsSoap OperasSouthern California Author:Larry Gelbart
“AN ABSOLUTELY VITAL FILM. Exacting, enraging and revelatory. A clear, temperate and devastating account of high level arrogance and incompetence.” FilmLevelsClearAccountsArroganceIncompetenceHigh Level Author:A. O. Scott
“If your income on films or whatever you're producing using film drops below a certain level, then you don't have enough money to stay in business. People like to say that this is all just about making money, but if you don't make money, you don't make anything.” PeopleIfsEnoughFilmCertainLevelsIncomeMaking Money Author:Morgan Freeman
“The wonderful thing about films is how they can be understood by so many different people on so many different levels.” PeopleDifferentFilmLevelsWonderfulUnderstoodMovieWonderful ThingsDifferent PeoplesDifferent Levels Author:Lina Wertmuller
“Like every normal person, I hate my voice. And I am not the only one who hates my voice. The voiceover gets a lot of strong reactions. A lot of people love it, and a few people truly hate it and pronounce the films are unwatchable because of my Latvian accent. But it also has a certain level of theatricality, and everything is important for a manic character.” PeoplePersonsImportantCharacterFilmCertainHateStrongVoiceLevelsNormalI HateReactionsAccentsManic Author:Signe Baumane
“Honestly, on so many levels, I feel like motherhood has prepared me even better for directing than film school because all it is is troubleshooting and dealing with different personalities and emotions and trying to make everybody happy and at the end of the day reaching your own personal goals and agendas.” FeelsTryingDifferentEndsSchoolFilmGoalLevelsEmotionPersonalityPreparedMotherhoodHonestlyReachingThe End Of The DayAgendasFilm SchoolAnd At The End Of The DayPersonal Goal Author:Christine Swanson
“I was working more on a primal, instinctive level. And it just seemed to suit me; it seemed to suit my concentration span, it seemed to suit my personal style of performance, and I have fallen in love with film acting.” FilmLevelsActingStylePerformancesSuitsFallenConcentrationPrimalPersonal StyleFilm Acting Author:Ron Perlman