“I was really fortunate that I went to a high school where we actually had a film theory program.” SchoolFilmTheoryHigh SchoolProgramFortunate Author:David Brooks
“I'm writing a film called 'Bug.' It's an original script, and it's not about killer insects. It's a thriller set in a high school. The bug of the title refers to a surveillance device.” WritingSchoolFilmHigh SchoolOriginalsScriptsTitlesDevicesKillersInsectsBugsSurveillanceThrillers Author:Wes Craven
“I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school.” ArtStillsSchoolFilmCoursesPhotographyHigh SchoolEditingUscArt Direction Author:Ray Harryhausen
“Yeah, D-Wade called me up last night and said that he saw some film of me in high school and thinks that my form then was better and that I should shoot like that. I told him I'd think about it and then my pops called and said something like that so I decided to revert back and then.” ThinkingShouldSaidSchoolLastsFilmFormNightSawsBasketballHigh SchoolDecidedYeahPopsLast NightWadeFree ThrowD Wade Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Anyone that is able to put a high school film and gonzo journalism together, it's like, "Yes, please!"” AbleSchoolTogetherFilmPleaseHigh SchoolJournalismGonzoGonzo Journalism Author:Zoe Kravitz
“And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film and make prints and I'd take them back to the track and give 'em away or try and sell them. Much to my parents' dismay, I majored in photography in college.” GivingTryingSchoolFilmParentClassMinesCollegePhotographyHigh SchoolSellsPhotographerTrackEmsPrintDismayFilm Photography Author:John Sexton
“I'm not a film-school guy. I was a high-school dropout. I was on a nuclear submarine. I was an electrician. I was a house painter. So if you get in my face, I'm going to fight you.” IfsSchoolFilmFacesGuyFightingHouseHigh SchoolNuclearPainterFilm SchoolSubmarinesDropoutsElectricianSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:David Ayer
“I've always loved films, and I always felt like a storyteller. I left Norway after high school and moved to Manhattan and went to film school in Manhattan. That's when I really found out that this was my calling and what I wanted to do.” WantedSchoolFilmFoundLeftFeltCallingHigh SchoolMovedStorytellerManhattanFilm SchoolNorwayAfter High School Author:Morten Tyldum
“I grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films when I was in high school. The first was 'Class,' with Rob Lowe. I had a supporting role in that.” FirstsLongSchoolFilmThreeClassRolesGrewGrew UpLong TimeHigh SchoolTownsChicagoSupporting RolesLowes Author:John Cusack
“I graduated from high school with the art award and I had made a ton of short films, but it was before DVDs with director commentary.” ArtMadeSchoolFilmDirectorsHigh SchoolAwardsCommentaryDvdsShort Films Author:Kevin Munroe
“Yeah. When I was in high school I used to do stupid video edits. I would hook-up two VCRs or three VCRs and do film edits for the basketball team and stuff like that because I was always just into doing that.” TwoSchoolFilmUsedThreeStuffTeamStupidBasketballHigh SchoolYeahVideoHookEditsBasketball TeamHook UpVcr Author:Jesse Lacey
“I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film.” YearsArtDoneSchoolFilmActingNew YorkHigh SchoolTheaterPerformingAnd OffPerforming Arts Author:Carole King
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“David Lynch was actually the one who first inspired me to become a filmmaker when I was in high school. His films just took me to that dream place that lifts you out of the norm, out of the everyday life, and that is kind of what allured me.” FirstsKindDreamSchoolFilmHigh SchoolInspiredEverydayLiftsFilmmakerEveryday LifeNorm Author:Paul Dalio
“I'm talking a lot on financing in the Masterclass and I know what it means to because I had to finance my first films, all of them, and I earned my money as a welder in a steel factory doing night shifts while I was still in high school during the day.” KnowsFirstsMeanStillsSchoolFilmNightTalkingHigh SchoolFinanceFactoriesSteelFinancingNight Shift Author:Werner Herzog
“That movie [Jawbreaker] was so much fun to shoot. We were all in our mid-20s at the time, playing high school students. Which was the point. It was the point of the film to hire older actors to play high school students. But we had a blast.” PlaySchoolFilmActorsFunStudentsHigh SchoolBlastHigh School Students Author:Julie Benz
“I've been a social justice advocate all my life, becoming an activist for women and human rights even in high school, and found ways to weave it in to my later for-profit career. The first film I got involved in was Christy Turlington's "No Woman, No Cry" , which was about the impact of maternal health around the world. It brought this important issue to light, and even though I wasn't in a credit position, I helped her find ways to screen it.” WorldImportantSchoolFilmJusticeCryHigh SchoolSocial JusticeHuman RightsActivist Author:Julie Smolyansky
“I think we stumbled onto our own sort of lore back in high school. We weren't with the drinkers, we were more the psychedelic warriors. We sat around watching horror films.” ThinkingSchoolFilmHorrorHigh SchoolWarriorSatPsychedelicHorror Film Author:Avey Tare
“When I originally entered UCLA, I had planned to go for a film major, but I kept finding myself taking math classes for fun, 'cause I missed them from high school!” SchoolFilmFunCausesClassFindingsMajorsHigh SchoolMathUclaFinding MyselfMath Class Author:Danica McKellar
“When I graduated from high school, I got accepted to York University, Fine Arts film program.” ArtSchoolFilmFineHigh SchoolProgramUniversityAcceptedFine ArtsArt Films Author:Mike Myers
“I am going to give you a piece of advice... advice I wish I'd been told in guidance class back in high school, in between the don't-do-acid and don't-drink-and-drive films. I wish our counselors had told us, 'When you grow older a dreadful, horrible sensation will come over you. It's called loneliness, and you think you know what it is now, but you don't. Here is the list of the symptoms, and don't worry—loneliness is the most universal sensation on the planet. Just remember one fact—loneliness will pass. You will survive and you will be a better human for it.” ThinkingKnowsGivingHumansFactsSchoolRememberFilmWishGrowsClassWorryPiecesAdviceLonelinessPlanetsDrinkHigh SchoolUniversalListsHorribleGuidanceOver YouSensationsSymptomsAcidCounselorYou Think You KnowDrink And DriveDon't Drink And Drive Book:Shampoo Planet Source: Shampoo Planet