“The main thing about awards in movies is that they can serve as an economic surge for the film. If you're movie gets nominated for any award it does it a big favour. People might go and see it again... they won't give up on it.” PeopleIfsGivingDoeBigsMightFilmEconomicGiving UpAwardsFavourWon't Give Up Author:Morgan Freeman
“TV is a big business. In some ways, it's surpassed films, in terms of the way people invest in these shows and invest in these characters, and give up so much of their time to follow these people's stories.” PeopleWayGivingCharacterStoriesShowsBigsFilmTermTvsGiving UpBig Business Author:Jamie Bell
“For all the power of video and film, I am not giving up my pen... together they are more than the sum of their parts.” GivingTogetherFilmGiving UpVideoPensNot Giving Up Author:Naomi Wolf
“If you look at films about becoming a man, coming-of-age movies are made with 12-, 16-, 40-, 50-year-olds... For a guy to feel like hes a 100 percent grown-up is almost like giving up. Like admitting that youre on your way into the grave.” IfsMenWayGivingFeelsYearsLooksMadeAgeFilmGuyBecomingGiving UpPercentGravesComing Of AgeAdmittingBecoming A Man Author:Kevin Bacon
“My advice to women is the same advice I would give to any young man trying to make it in the business of making film: Engage your fans and turn your fans into your community. Realize that we all have failures and can turn those failures into successes through tenacity and through being open to changing. Stick to your story, and choose subject matter that is close to you, touches your heart and your agenda in life, listen carefully and don't give up. Don't sacrifice your vision. Be open but don't sacrifice - for anything, actually.” MenGivingTryingHeartMatterStoriesFilmYoungTurnsRealizingCommunityVisionSacrificeFansAdviceSubjectsGiving UpSticksYoung ManAgendasTenacitySubject MatterDon't Give Up Author:Ondi Timoner
“Never give up. I do believe it is harder for female directors. I have been lucky to receive support from the Sundance Institute for my first film. I'm eternally grateful for their support. I think you need to be surrounded artistically and follow your intuition - always follow your intuition.” ThinkingNeedsGivingFirstsBelieveHas BeensFilmSupportLuckyDirectorsGiving UpFemaleHarderGratefulIntuitionNever Giving UpInstituteSundance Author:Sophie Barthes
“Several years ago, as I was transitioning from film finance to film production and writing again, someone asked me how long I would try to get back into filmmaking before I gave up? My response was "giving up" was not an option.” GivingWritingTryingYearsLongFilmGiving UpYears AgoResponseProductionsFinanceGet BackFilmmakingGave UpFilm Production Author:Gabriel Campisi
“The vast majority of people support the idea of an enlightened, modern union of countries demonstrating solidarity. Film director Wim Wenders recently summed up the problem to me very well. He said the idea of Europe has become an administration, and now people think that the administration is the idea. But that doesn't mean we should give up on the idea - it means we should change the administration.” PeopleThinkingGivingShouldWellsMeanSaidIdeasCountryProblemFilmSupportModernDirectorsGiving UpEuropeMajorityUnionsAdministrationEnlightenedSolidarityDemonstratingFilm Directors Author:Martin Schulz
“I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's a person, or two people, who have an absolutely monomaniacal passion to get these films made. That's what makes them happen. Sometimes, it takes years and years to finally get it done, but by never backing down, by never giving up, they get these films to the screen by hook or by crook.” PeopleGivingYearsFirstsPersonsMadeTwoSometimesDoneHappensFilmPassionCommonDirectorsGiving UpFirst TimeIndependentScreensHookNever Giving UpIndependent FilmGet It DoneCommon DenominatorCrooksBacking Down Author:William H. Macy
“That was actually Lloyd Phillips who was a Kiwi film producer in L.A. And it was about Gorgeous George, not Haystacks Calhoun. I was in a couple of Lloyd's films and got approached to write the story. People don't realize it, but Gorgeous George had this flamboyant, camp stage persona that had a tremendous influence on other celebrities, like Elton John, Liberace, Elvis Presley, and Mohammed Ali, who all wanted to establish their own outlandish stage personas. The project died because Gorgeous George's wife refused to give up the rights.” PeopleGivingWritingStoriesWantedFilmRealizingWifeRightsInfluenceStageCoupleGiving UpProjectsDiedProducersCampsGorgeousPersonaFlamboyantOutlandishStory PeopleKiwiMohammed Ali Author:John Ratzenberger
“I'm trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self. And the way the system is built up, there'll be a backlash soon. Just recently some people published 11 photos of Sia's face. It's a bummer for me because it's going to elevate my profile and make me more recognizable. But I don't look the same as I did when I used to have my photo taken. Music is for your ears, not your eyes, right? But film is for your eyes, and I would like to give you something.” PeopleGivingTryingEyeFilmTakenGiving UpMusic IsWork OutProfile Author:Sia Furler
“If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your art. For the most part, you know what they are. With my first three films, the consequences of making them was that I had to forgo the possibility of releasing them theatrically in China.” GivingArtFilmArtistPossibilityGiving UpConsequence Author:Jia Zhangke
“My soul is not my own any more. I cannot live like I want to. I am going to give up films.” WantGivingSoulFilmMy OwnGiving UpMy Soul Author:Brigitte Bardot