“There's good art and there's bad art. A lot of action films are bad art, but Paul Greengrass showed us with the Bourne films that it's possible to make an action film with a political, social conscience.” ArtActionFilmPoliticalSocialConscienceGood ArtAction FilmsBourne Author:Joe Wright
“Movies can be effective in influencing people to think in ways they might not otherwise be exposed to. Social commentary in films is most effective when you're not aware of a soapbox. Making the point without force-feeding the audience is the most desirable approach.” PeopleThinkingWayMightFilmForceSocialAudienceInfluenceApproachExposedFeedingDesirableCommentaryInfluencing PeopleSoapbox Author:Walter Koenig
“You as an audience can look at these things as films, but I remember them as social experiences.” LooksRememberFilmSocialAudience Author:Walter Hill
“I usually go with roles that I find entertaining. But every once in a while, there comes along a film that has an important social message. As actors, we have a certain responsibility toward our audience.” ImportantFilmCertainActorsSocialResponsibilityRolesAudienceMessagesEntertaining Author:Boman Irani
“Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He's poetic, but he's also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting and criticizes it without - I suspect - without letting himself be vulnerable to it.” FilmSocialStepsWonderfulGeniusCriticsSettingSettingsVulnerablePoeticSuspectsCriticizeWoody Author:Mel Brooks
“There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or the political landscape or any of that. It's just about human beings. I never made 'Tyrannosaur' in reference to anybody - I just made it because I had to make my own films.” HumansMadeFilmPoliticalSocialMy OwnHuman BeingsMade ItLandscapeRealism Author:Paddy Considine
“I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist.” WritingHumansHas BeensBigsFilmFunSocialSidesChallengesDealsRolesSubjectsTypeComedianOddTabooHuman PsycheEscapistsFauxDarker SideFaux Pas Author:Ricky Gervais
“I went to this massive co-ed school for the first time when I was 16. Everyone there had been together since elementary school, and I found it quite difficult, especially when I'd never stepped into a classroom with boys. So I started looking out in the community for a social outlet. I started getting involved in student films and community theater. Acting began as a hobby.” FirstsSchoolTogetherFilmFoundSocialDifficultCommunityActingBoysStudentsInvolvedFirst TimeTheaterMassiveClassroomHobbiesOutletsElementary School Author:Holland Roden