“Most young people make films to be accepted, to be discovered, when in fact that was the last idea with the group I went to film school with. To be discovered was not our intention. Our intention was to tell our story our way, and make our own mistakes and learn from film to film.” PeopleWayIdeasFactsStoriesSchoolLastsFilmYoungMistakeGroupsIntentionAcceptedFilm School Author:Haile Gerima
“Most young people now are very vulnerable as to what the American film aficionados are going to say. They care too much about a system that has no room for them. It's really a serious issue for me, because to me it's, how do I survive beyond a film that was disgraced or praised?” PeopleCareFilmYoungRoomsIssuesToo MuchSeriousVulnerableAmerican FilmCaring Too MuchSerious Issues Author:Haile Gerima
“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
“There are always tons of names on a movie of people that didn't actually do anything on that film. I feel bad for the people that busted their ass because they get the same credit as someone who did nothing. It's kind of a weird thing.” PeopleFeelsKindFilmNamesCreditAssWeird ThingsBusted Author:Rob Zombie
“What I try to do is make sure that the directors I'm working with are on the same page and want to do the same kind of films. You can really protect yourself as an actor if you work with really good people. It can hide a lot of flaws along the way.” PeopleIfsWayWantTryingKindFilmActorsDirectorsProtectPagesFlawsGood PeopleProtect Yourself Author:George Clooney
“I think people direct good films when they feel personal to them, not because it's a famous book or something. It has to something move over that and somehow become personal to the director.” PeopleThinkingFeelsBookFilmMovingDirectorsDirectGood FilmsFamous Book Author:Salman Rushdie
“There seems to be an assumption that if you're offended by movie brutality, you are somehow playing into the hands of the people who want censorship. But this would deny those of us who don't believe in censorship the use of the only counter-balance: the freedom of the press to say that there's anything conceivably damaging in these films - the freedom to analyze their implications. How can people go on talking about the dazzling brilliance of movies and not notice that the directors are sucking up to the thugs in the audience?” PeopleIfsWantBelieveUseHandsSeemsFilmTalkingAudienceViolenceGoes OnBalanceDirectorsPressesDon't BelieveDenyAssumptionMovieCensorshipOffendedImplicationsBrillianceBrutalityThugFreedom Of The PressDazzling Author:Pauline Kael
“The motion picture is like journalism in that, more than any of the other arts, it confers celebrity. Not just on people - on acts, and objects, and places, and ways of life. The camera brings a kind of stardom to them all. I therefore doubt that film can ever argue effectively against its own material: that a genuine antiwar film, say, can be made on the basis of even the ugliest battle scenes ... No matter what filmmakers intend, film always argues yes.” PeopleWayKindArtMadeMatterFilmDoubtObjectsMaterialsSceneBattleBasesCamerasNo Matter WhatArguingGenuineJournalismFilmmakerMovieAntiwarMotion PicturesStardom Author:Renata Adler
“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
“Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it.” PeopleTryingFilmCausesExistenceViolenceDangerousOneselfMovieShields Author:Kathryn Bigelow
“In my films I always wanted to make people see deeply. I don't want to show things, but to give people the desire to see.” PeopleWantGivingShowsWantedFilmDesireMovie Author:Agnes Varda
“The Arts, especially film, transcend all cultural barriers, hopefully offering an avenue where all people can find a common place to meet, understand each other, and nurture a safe world for all our children to grow strong within.” PeopleWorldChildrenArtFilmStrongGrowsCommonSafeOur ChildrenHopefullyBarriersOfferingNurtureAvenuesCultural Barriers Author:Carson Grant
“Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories I hear, misheard words or lyrics, dreams” PeopleKnowsStoriesShowsDreamInspirationFilmFictionTvsSourceNewsReportsTv ShowsNon Fiction Author:Trudi Canavan
“Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.” PeopleKnowsFilmGainsWho You AreVisualsResumes Author:Pam Grier
“I want to make films that make people laugh hard, and I am not afraid to walk away from this business tomorrow.” PeopleWantHardFilmWalksLaughingTomorrowNot AfraidMaking People Laugh Author:Rob Schneider
“Art films aren't necessarily photography. It's feeling. If we can capture a feeling of a people, of a way of life, then we made a good picture.” PeopleIfsWayArtMadeFeelingsFilmPhotographyCaptureArt Films Author:John Cassavetes
“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
“When industry people see something different they don't know what to do with it, so filmmakers who make films about women, they kind of fall through the cracks. If a woman filmmaker makes film about war, like [Kathryn] Bigelow, they say "Okay, this is a war film, it has ninety percent men in it, we know what to do with it." But then she still gets attacked for not doing it properly. [...] But even though it bothers me I don't want to dwell on the sex and gender thing.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWantKindStillsDifferentWarFilmFallSexIndustryPercentOkayGenderBotherFilmmakerCracksNinetySex And Gender Author:Signe Baumane
“I like to see people put themselves into films, which is part of the reason why I love Woody Allen films so much - I believe his actors' work. I have a feeling that many actors in his films are similar to their characters, and I like that.” PeopleBelieveReasonCharacterFeelingsFilmActorsI BelieveReason WhyWoodyWoody Allen Film Author:Dito Montiel
“I know that some great actors can transform, and that's fine. But I come from the school of thought that people put a version of themselves in their films.” PeopleKnowsSchoolFilmActorsFineVersionsGreat Actors Author:Dito Montiel
“People who go to festivals to watch films are usually a little more eager to enjoy them. It's exciting, because it's like you're going to the film's opening night at every festival.” PeopleLittlesFilmNightEnjoyWatchesLike YouExcitingOpeningFestivalsOpening Night Author:Dito Montiel
“I actually think that my films are intellectual. I think almost everything I do is intellectual, but I would never say that, because that's a compliment. That's up to others to say about me. The same way, I would never say I do art. I think art is up to history. It's up to other people to utter that word. So I try to be humble.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingArtFilmIntellectualArt IsHumbleComplimentBe Humble Author:John Waters
“The whole awards thing is great. Why? Because the Golden Globes, the Academy Awards, they put a focus on the industry, and that focus translates into people buying tickets to see movies or download films, legitimately download them. And it keeps us all at work. So I'm a big fan of award shows.” PeopleWholeShowsBigsFilmFocusFansIndustryGoldenBuyingAwardsTranslateGlobesTicketsAcademyDownloadsAcademy AwardsAward Shows Author:Liam Neeson
“Even during the promotion I told people that I didn't like Rush Hour. The jokes I didn't understand and the fighting, compared to my Hong Kong films was terrible. A lot of people didn't like it. But mostly people did like it, they really liked it. Rush Hour really brought me to the American family audience.” PeopleFilmFightingHoursAudienceTerribleJokesOld PeoplePromotionHong KongAmerican FamilyRush Hour Author:Jackie Chan
“Most of us who got into film industry in early 2000s weren't prepared for the constant vigilance that being a celebrity requires, and there's no school for learning how to handle it well or gracefully. It's a hard thing to figure out. A lot of people don't deal with it well because they're either too paranoid or they're doing things they probably shouldn't be doing in public.” PeopleWellsHardSchoolFilmDealsFiguresIndustryConstantPreparedHandleParanoidHard ThingsFilm IndustryVigilance Author:Megan Fox
“I approach the film business the way I feel about self-esteem. It's something that has to be maintained. That's kind of how I feel about positive roles in Hollywood. They have to be maintained. You have to purposefully, intentionally try to make the right type of films. And the more people that do that, the more things will continue to improve.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingKindSelfFilmRolesSelf EsteemTypeApproachHollywoodEsteem Author:Queen Latifah
“No one reads novels anymore. And I don't see the situation improving. People prefer video games, reality TV, and films. There are so many reasons now not to read novels.” PeopleReasonRealityFilmGamesSituationNovelTvsVideoImprovingReality Tv Author:Gore Vidal
“Whether it's from the books or the films, there are some people that will have a very fixed idea in their head. You're not going to match that. At a certain point, you have to accept that.” PeopleBookIdeasFilmCertainAcceptingFixed Author:Hugh Dancy
“I think people were not expecting us [with Robert Ben Garant] to, they were just like, "Well here come the writers," but we both were coming out of a sketch comedy background, so when we pitch a movie, we play every character in the film. You act it out, you perform it - you do a 10-minute performance of the movie.” PeopleThinkingWellsPlayCharacterFilmComedyMinutesPerformancesBackgroundsComing OutExpectingSketch Comedy Author:Thomas Lennon
“Im not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.” PeopleImportantTodayFilmCreationAppreciateBraveryProductionsEnormous Author:Rod Steiger
“Id love to work with the people who really got the film industry going again through the 70s: Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi.” PeopleFilmIndustryPeterFilm IndustryArmstrong Author:David Wenham
“A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these people. You know the entire story arch. But on TV, you have to let your guard down. You don't know how long the show is going to last. There is this excitement that comes with developing a character long-term.” PeopleKnowsLongEndsCharacterStoriesShowsLastsFilmCertainTermKnow HowMiddleTvsAmountDevelopingExcitementLong TermArches Author:DJ Qualls
“Elaine and I got married in summer 1979, we went on our honeymoon and came back for the premiere of Scum. All of sudden my face was on billboards in Leicester Square and people were crowding outside the cinema, going mad about the film. It was a complete shock.” PeopleFilmFacesSummerMarriedMadCinemaShockSquaresHoneymoonBillboardsScumPremieresLeicester Author:Ray Winstone
“You dont do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.” PeopleFilmEnjoyCreativeRichInvolvedAspectBecome Rich Author:Isabella Rossellini
“When I was first exposed to the films of Ingmar Bergman, I found them frank and disturbing portraits of the world we live in, but that was not something that displeased me. They were beautiful. I thought people would respond to my plays the way I responded to Bergman's films.” PeopleWorldWayFirstsPlayBeautifulFilmFoundExposedFrankPortraitsDisturbingBergman Author:Wallace Shawn
“I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on Entourage, the Sopranos, etc. who have 13 episodes per season and breaks to do films and theatre. I think thats the most ideal life.” PeopleThinkingFilmBreakIdealsSeasonsTheatreEtcEpisodesCablesSopranosEntourageIdeal Life Author:T. J. Thyne
“I dont think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones arent. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsEndsWould BeFilmTurnsActorsKnowingWonderfulParticularSkillsProjectsScriptsLuxuryTomsCruiseGreat Film Author:Jonny Lee Miller
“A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that Silent Cargo is getting out there for people to see.” PeopleFilmTvsSilentStorytellingMediumsFeaturesShort FilmsCargo Author:Ellen Wong
“There are very few films or plays or anything about really happy people with perfect lives.” PeoplePlayFilmPerfectReally HappyHappy PeoplePerfect Life Author:Anna Paquin
“It can take a long time for some people to find out how to ground themselves, and film sets are an odd atmosphere to do it in - especially if, like me, you finished school early.” PeopleIfsLongSchoolFilmLong TimeFinishedLike MeAtmosphereOddFilm SetFinished School Author:Jonathan Rhys Meyers
“A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just performing martial arts. You're actually acting as much as any other actor.” PeopleArtFilmActorsRealizingActingPerformingMartial ArtsArt Films Author:Donnie Yen
“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingDoneFilmCan DoComedyExpectationsBunchShockUnexpectedShockedYou Can Do ItUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it's to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don't hear the word 'no' enough.” PeopleEnoughFilmStarsTvsScalesMediumsBehaveAweFilm Stars Author:Tom Hollander
“I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my thing anymore, if it ever was. Yes, I do still act sometimes. But when I do, it's with people I know and trust, people who respect me as a person and appreciate what I have to offer.” PeopleIfsKnowsPersonsStillsSometimesFilmActingPlansOffersAppreciatePursueRespect MeFilm Acting Author:Mara Wilson
“I think if I could do it over again - as much as I loved meeting the people I did on the films after 'Matilda' - I wish that I had stopped after 'Matilda.' I wish that I had just focused on my own life for a while.” PeopleIfsThinkingFilmWishMy OwnMeetingsFocusedIf I CouldMy Own Life Author:Mara Wilson
“A film has a sort of life over time, whereas a TV show comes up in your living room, and its immediate, and people write about it.” PeopleWritingShowsFilmRoomsTvsCome UpTv ShowsLiving Room Author:Timothy Hutton
“Jerry Bruckheimer says that he makes films that he would want to see, and it seems that that coincides with what a lot of people want to see.” PeopleWantSeemsFilmJerry Author:Bill Nighy
“Film is like football - you join a team, get close to one or two people, then never hear from them again. I don't get emotionally involved. Do one, move on.” PeopleTwoFilmMovingTeamFootballInvolved Author:Vinnie Jones
“I understand, as the young, attractive woman in film, that there's always going to be people seeking out extra salacious things for you to do.” PeopleFilmYoungSeekingAttractiveExtrasAttractive Woman Author:Katharine Isabelle
“Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge Of Love' was one because I was portraying a great hero of mine, Dylan Thomas.” PeopleCareFilmCertainMinesHeroProjectsEdgesDylanMicrocosmPortrayingGreat Hero Author:Matthew Rhys