“Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any Asian women in Western cinema. I grew up wanting to be in 'East-Enders' because film wasn't even a dream. The community were very much like, 'How can you want to act? It's such a low-class profession.” WantDreamFilmGoalCommunityClassImpossibleTvsBabyGrewGrew UpLowsWesternEastProfessionCinemaAsianEnder Author:Archie Panjabi
“Western civilization shapes the content of my films, provides me with subjects that haven't been used before.” FilmUsedSubjectsHavensCivilizationShapesWesternWestern Civilization Author:Eric Rohmer
“The idea of doing a children's film is different, but quite honestly I like doing anything - any genre. I've only made one Western, which was 'Three Amigos,' but I would love to make a serious Western. I'm just wide open.” ChildrenMadeIdeasDifferentFilmThreeSeriousWesternWideHonestlyGenre Author:John Landis
“In a Western or a thriller there is often room for reflection upon the coercive necessities; even, occasionally, some attempt to pose other possibilities. In the horror movies there is finally a Hobbesian state of nature: 'continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.” MenStatesFilmPoorRoomsDangerPossibilityHorrorReflectionHollywoodWesternViolentSolitaryNastyThrillersViolent Death Author:Andrew Tudor
“Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.” FilmAudienceWesternTalesNativeNative AmericanLackingEpicWestern Films Author:Beau Bridges
“Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China`s culture.” FilmCultureAudienceGainsWesternChinaImpressionExcellentPromoting Author:Bill Vaughan
“People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.” PeopleKnowsWantFeelsMatterFilmEasyComfortableWesternGangsters Author:Martin Scorsese
“Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western.” ArtFilmWesternChineseMartial ArtsWayneArt Films Author:Ang Lee