“I've never seen a theater community to rival that of Chicago. Neither New York nor L.A. has the raw talent or integrity that Chicago theater has, and I think it's because Chicago doesn't have Broadway or the film and TV business to distract it.” ThinkingFilmCommunityTalentNew YorkTvsIntegrityTheaterChicagoBroadwayRivalsRaw Talent Author:Nick Offerman
“To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, "My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?"” ThinkingLooksSelfFilmHugeConsciousEarsCamerasAppearanceUselessAngleSelf ConsciousUseless Life Author:Anna Kendrick
“I think women are amazing and womens friendships are like a sisterhood and we should see more of it in television and film.” ThinkingShouldFilmTelevisionSisterhoodLike A Sister Author:Laurie Holden
“Children, I always think, are just putting on a performance of being naive and not understanding anything. I have worked with children in films, and they're treated as adults and they just drop the pretense of being children.” ThinkingChildrenFilmUnderstandingAdultsPerformancesTreatedNaivePretense 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
“I think if I was in over 250 films, the world would get pretty sick of me. I would probably never get put in anything ever again.” IfsThinkingWorldFilmSick Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I'm a big fan of being able to hold those long shots and use space. I don't know, I think everything's so quick cut these days, as if films are too afraid that the audience is going to get bored instead of relaxing and trusting their work.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongUseBigsAbleFilmSpaceAudienceCuttingFansShotsThese DaysBoredLong Shots Author:Alice Englert
“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
“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
“I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself.” ThinkingTryingStillsCharacterFilmActorsStageTelevisionTaughtTheatreFilm And TelevisionStage Actors Author:Tony Shalhoub
“I think I might like to try film again just as an experiment, but I know that I could never do the mainstream thing again.” ThinkingKnowsTryingMightFilmExperimentsMainstream 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
“I agree when others say I am underrated as an actor... When you give super-hit films then only you are considered as a good actor. At least that is how it is there in our industry. I think you need to be successful to be appreciated.” ThinkingNeedsGivingFilmActorsSuccessfulIndustryAgreeBeing SuccessfulAppreciatedGood ActorsUnderrated Author:Shahid Kapoor
“I would love to dive into an indie film based on the streets of East Los Angeles where I grew up. If that doesn't come my way soon, I think I just might have to write it myself.” IfsThinkingWayWritingMightFilmStreetsGrewGrew UpEastMy WayLos AngelesIndie Films Author:Michael Trevino
“I hope to be making television shows and films, and creating content that captivates Latinos. I try not to think about it too much, though. I'm more focused in the present.” ThinkingTryingShowsFilmToo MuchTelevisionCreatingFocusedLatinoTelevision Shows Author:Jon Huertas
“In film, I don't think I'd try directing. Maybe one day, but I'd certainly want to go to film school or something before I tried to do something like that. That would be quite scary.” ThinkingWantTryingWould BeSchoolFilmOne DayScaryFilm SchoolMaybe One Day Author:Amelia Warner
“Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.” PeopleThinkingSaidEndsFilmCultureFabricCool Things Author:Alex Winter
“I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.” PeopleThinkingTryingPlayFilmGamesWinningSpecialOpeningCollectionsFundRealisingWeekendSpecial PlacesPiracy Author:Riz Ahmed
“I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether its a man or a woman.” ThinkingMenHardPlayFilmHard Times Author:B. D. Wong
“In the film industry, we tend to pick up where others have left off, and Id like to think the influences I picked up from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme are visible in my work.” ThinkingFilmLeftInfluenceIndustryPicksVisibleVansFilm IndustryJackieVan Damme Author:Scott Adkins
“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
“I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.” ThinkingFeelsBigsFilmDarkFansBritishBrilliantCinema Author:Ed Speleers
“I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much. She loved, like, horror films and action films, so growing up, she loved watching all the Charles Bronson films and all the westerns.” ThinkingInspirationActionFilmActorsGrowing UpGrowingTvsMomHorrorMy MomHorror FilmAction Films Author:Rick Gonzalez
“I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.” ThinkingBelieveStoriesFilmCultureI BelieveStriveI Believe InTheatreStorytelling Author:Andy Serkis
“People think, 'Oh, well how can 'The Hobbit,' which is one book, become three films?' But you can take one line from an appendice and it turns into a whole sequence.” PeopleThinkingWellsBookWholeFilmTurnsThreeLinesSequenceOne LineOh Well Author:Andy Serkis
“Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.” ThinkingFirstsWellsFilmOriginalsRemakes Author:Bai Ling
“As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: "Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened" is one of the funniest lines in any film.” ThinkingFilmWishLinesHappenedLandAll Time Author:Richard Ayoade
“I think the success of a film is very important to an actor. It depends on how many people go to watch your movies; the more the merrier. Nobody wants to do a film for five people. You work so hard that millions of people watch the movie; this is directly related to box office success.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantHardFilmActorsWatchesMillionsFiveDependsOfficeBoxesRelatedBox OfficeMore The MerrierBox Office Success Author:Rani Mukerji
“I just want to be at peace with myself, personally and professionally. I want to lead my life the way I want to without having to worry about what the other person may be thinking. Professionally again, I would like to be able to just do films that I want to without having to explain my reasons to my friends, family and fans.” ThinkingWayWantMayPersonsReasonAbleFilmWorryFansMy FriendsFamily Friends Author:Rani Mukerji
“Without collective awakening the catastrophe will come. I think people in the mass media, journalists, film makers and others, you can contribute to the collective awakening if you are awake and then your life will embody that awakening.” PeopleIfsThinkingFilmGrowthMediaMassAwakeningJournalistAwakeCollectivesMakersConsumptionCatastropheMass Media Author:Nhat Hanh
“If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.” IfsThinkingLastsFilmPoliticalShootingParisIdeologicalTango Author:Bernardo Bertolucci
“I love film, and I think it's so important for kids to be educated about films and real life subjects that films cover.” ThinkingImportantRealKidsFilmSubjectsReal LifeEducatedLove Films Author:Nico
“I love editing. I think I like it more than any other phase of film making. If I wanted to be frivolous, I might say that everything that precedes editing is merely a way of producing film to edit.” IfsThinkingWayMightWantedFilmPhasesEditingEditsFrivolous Author:Stanley Kubrick
“Silent films were, I think, more different than we know to sound films. We think of it as simply that we added dialogue and in actual fact I think it was an entirely different art form.” ThinkingKnowsArtDifferentFactsFilmFormSoundSilentDialogueSilent Films Author:Peter Weir
“I enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom.' Would I make that into a film? I think it's better suited to television. That would very much be a dialogue and performance piece, and it would take some very skilful direction - but not my kind of directing. But I thought it was a real literary work.” ThinkingKindRealFilmPiecesTelevisionPerformancesDialogueEnjoyedLiterary Works Author:Peter Weir
“Oh yeah - I watched Knife in the Water, saw the shot, and repeated it. But even if I hadn't seen that film, inevitably the camera would've ended up on top of that mast, I mean if you think of it there are only so many dynamic shots on a boat.” IfsThinkingMeanFilmWaterSawsShotsCamerasYeahBoatKnivesMasts Author:Phillip Noyce
“Are we simply waving farewell to the days when some of the most interesting thinking in Europe and America came to us from our fiction film-makers? BBC2, which once introduced and showed great films, now shows none.” ThinkingShowsAmericaFilmInterestingFictionEuropeMakersFarewellMost InterestingGreat FilmEurope And America Author:David Hare
“Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think. If there are more answers at the end, then surely it is a richer experience.” IfsThinkingGivingEndsFilmSimpleAnswersRoomsEntertainmentDenyCynicalViewers Author:Michael Haneke
“Different people in different parts of the world can be thinking the same thoughts at the same time. It's an obsession of mine: that different people in different places are thinking the same thing but for different reasons. I try to make films which connect people.” PeopleThinkingWorldTryingDifferentReasonFilmMinesObsessionDifferent PeoplesDifferent PlaceThinking The Same Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“Films and life are like clay, waiting for us to mold it. And when you trust your own insides and that becomes achievement, it's a kind of principle that seems to me is at work with everyone. God bless that principle. God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it.” IfsThinkingKindSeemsFilmWaitingPrinciplesAchievementDeserveBlessClayMoldGod Bless Author:Shirley MacLaine
“I guess I think of a musical as something in which the music is sort of like the engine of the piece - whether it is in the theatre or in film.” ThinkingFilmPiecesMusic IsMusicalTheatreEngines Author:John Kander