“But at the same time, the film industry just got torched. The risk tolerance for the types of movies we're talking about is lower, and the reason for that is that the captains of the industry were asleep at the switch when their core business was being disrupted. And they're never getting it back. In a way, it makes it all the more exciting when the good ones get through.” WayReasonFilmTalkingRiskTypeIndustryExcitingCoreToleranceCaptainsFilm Industry Author:Edward Norton
“Film industry is a pretty brutal business. If you fall too far behind, all of the perfectionism in the world won't save you.” IfsWorldFilmFallBehindsIndustryBrutalPerfectionismFilm Industry Author:Danny Boyle
“Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry. However none of the 'New wave' of directors in Nigeria would know what was possible without the Nollywood model, so I'm grateful to them for showing us that our stories are of interest to people other than Nigerians. I would describe myself as a filmmaker, period.” PeopleKnowsStoriesFilmInterestIndustryPeriodsDirectorsModelsGratefulWaveGenreFilmmakerNigeriaFilm IndustryDescribe Myself Author:Chika Anadu
“I think you're peripatetic when you work in this industry. My husband and I are assuming the role of co-artistic directors at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2008. But as long as the film industry will have me, I will have it.” ThinkingLongFilmCompanyRolesIndustryDirectorsHusbandAssumingTheatreArtisticMy HusbandFilm IndustrySydney Author:Cate Blanchett
“The biggest problem in countries that don't have a tradition in animation or a film industry, is that precisely, that it's not an industrial activity as it is in Hollywood where there are clear production procedures. Because of this we all become snipers making our films any way we can and crossing our fingers to get distribution so people can see them.” PeopleWayCountryProblemFilmClearIndustryActivityTraditionHollywoodFingersProductionsDistributionAnimationProceduresCrossingsFilm IndustrySnipers Author:Raul Garcia
“You always gotta continue to hunger. If you're gonna continue in any kind of industry whether music or the film industry or athletics, that drive to become better is what will eventually make you into that superstar everybody else will see.” IfsKindFilmIndustryHungerAthleticsSuperstarFilm Industry Author:Ryan Guzman
“I guess for major film industry players a film is a money making devise, so using formulas assures them that their investment will have returns. A lot of big studio films are created by formulas and committees, stripping away any individuality or personality from the work so that they could appeal to most everyone on there planet but to no one in particular.” BigsFilmPlayerParticularPlanetsPersonalityIndustryReturnMajorsInvestmentIndividualityStudiosMaking MoneyAppealsFormulasCommitteesFilm IndustryStrippingStripping Away Author:Signe Baumane
“I would like the [film] industry to be more aware of what they're doing to influence people for good and for bad. There's no doubt that we're affected by our environment” PeopleFilmDoubtEnvironmentInfluenceIndustryNo DoubtAffectedOur EnvironmentFilm IndustryInfluencing People Author:Dorothy Arzner
“Well, the film industry is completely sexist and completely class-biased. It's not something I get on the ground level, it's more from financiers and producers and distributors. It's a way of dealing with you that is essentially patronising: I know better than you.” KnowsWayWellsFilmLevelsClassIndustryProducersBetter Than YouBiasedSexistFilm IndustryDistributorsFinanciers Author:Lynne Ramsay
“When I was in New York I heard many people saying that the independent film industry was in big trouble. I was reflecting on this when I came home. Realizing that ever since I started filmmaking, people have being saying that. But somehow it keeps going. Filmmakers keep going. We need stories to make sense of the world and some people like me are driven to tell them. I have faith this will always be possible.” PeopleWorldNeedsStoriesHomeBigsFilmRealizingTroubleHeardNew YorkIndustryIndependentDrivenLike MeMake SenseFilmmakerKeep GoingHave FaithFilmmakingReflectingIndependent FilmFilm Industry Author:Andrea Arnold
“There are a lot of female directors in Lebanon but we can't really talk about a true film industry, it's still very small. But we do have a few female directors.” StillsFilmIndustryDirectorsFemaleFilm IndustryLebanon Author:Nadine Labaki
“A lot of guys try to mingle with me because of who I am. If I encounter a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man won't be from the film industry.” IfsMenTryingHeartFilmGuyIndustryCleanInstinctWho I AmEncountersFilm IndustryClean Heart Author:Kareena Kapoor
“After an 18-year career, I left the film industry, not wanting to become one of those child-actor cautionary tales.” YearsChildrenFilmActorsLeftCareersIndustryTalesFilm IndustryChild ActorsCautionary Tales Author:Lisa Jakub
“The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional.” FilmYoungTalentIndustryStonesNurtureAustralianFilm IndustryStepping StonesAustralian FilmsYoung Talent Author:John Polson
“A lot of the reasons that I'm resistant to making films in the U.S. have nothing to do with not doing a film in Hollywood, but rather to do with what I'm committed to working on in the U.K. I feel very committed to the British film industry and infrastructure.” FeelsReasonFilmIndustryHollywoodCommittedBritishInfrastructureFilm IndustryBritish Film Author:Mike Leigh
“The problem with the British film industry is the nervousness and insecurity about - and genuflection toward - Los Angeles.” ProblemFilmIndustryBritishInsecurityLos AngelesFilm IndustryNervousnessBritish Film Author:Mike Leigh
“It's hard not to get a big head in the film industry, there are people on a set paid to cater to your every need, from the minute you arrive until you go home. It's kind of strange, but not unpleasant.” PeopleNeedsKindHardHomeBigsFilmMinutesStrangeIndustryPaidFilm IndustryBig Heads Author:Eric Stoltz
“The film industry is a great industry, with infinite possibilities for good and bad. Its primary purpose is to entertain people. On the side, it can do many other things. It can popularize certain ideals, it can make education palatable. But in the long run, the judge who decides whether what it does is good or bad is the man or woman who attends the movies.” PeopleMenLongDoeRunningFilmPurposeCertainSidesCan DoPossibilityHe ManJudgingIndustryIdealsInfinitePrimariesLong RunsGood And BadFilm IndustryInfinite Possibilities Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“If you want to survive in the film industry, it's not about fighting for your visions because that's a given. It's thinking about how much is your vision going to cost, and then, what are the consequences, because you may have $100 million, but the reality is that $100 million needs to make $500 million to be a success.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsMayRealityFilmFightingGivenVisionMillionsIndustryCostConsequenceFilm Industry Author:Cliff Martinez
“I don't necessarily think there's a difference in terms of how the film industry and the ad industry view visual effects. If visual effects (or the lack thereof) are used as a tool to strengthen an idea, they're great. If they are meant to carry more of a load in the absence of a concept, they're a waste and a distraction.” IfsThinkingIdeasFilmUsedTermDifferencesViewsEffectsIndustryWasteConceptsToolsAbsenceVisualsDistractionAdsLoadFilm IndustryVisual Effects Author:Joshua Rogers
“People in LA seem to have no concept of the time outside of their city. I've been trained for thirty years in the film industry of having whether its agents, lawyers, actors, or whoever calling up all night.” PeopleYearsSeemsFilmNightActorsCitiesIndustryCallingConceptsLawyerAgentsThirtyAll NightThirty YearsFilm IndustryUp All Night Author:Matthew Vaughn
“My job is to portray real human beings and real human experiences, and if I haven't had a real human experience myself outside of the film industry, how am I going to be able to do that?” IfsHumansRealAbleJobsFilmHuman BeingsHavensIndustryHuman ExperienceFilm IndustryReal Human Author:Emily Browning
“I'm very grateful for work especially in film industry. It's highly competitive and there are a lot of people standing behind me jumping at the opportunity to only do one thing, like one movie or one TV show or one episode.” PeopleShowsFilmOpportunityBehindsOne ThingTvsIndustryStandingGratefulEpisodesTv ShowsJumpingFilm Industry Author:Famke Janssen
“I'm honestly so incredibly grateful for every opportunity I get in film industry. Don't forget! I was born in a tiny little country in a small town and here I am working in Canada and America and it's incredible.” LittlesCountryAmericaFilmOpportunityBornForgetIndustryTownsGratefulIncrediblesTinyHonestlyCanadaSmall TownHere I AmFilm Industry Author:Famke Janssen
“I did martial arts since I was 10 years old, and I've got as much love for the movies as I have for martial arts, so when I was 18 years old, I started studying performing arts with the eye of getting into the film industry and went to drama school after that.” YearsArtEyeSchoolFilmStudyIndustryDramaPerformingMartial ArtsFilm IndustryMuch LovePerforming Arts Author:Scott Adkins
“I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.” BelieveFilmI BelieveIndustryFilm Industry Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“I think that dancing has helped or prepared me, in a number of different ways, for the film industry, especially with controlling your nerves when you walk into an audition because you're on stage from a young age.” ThinkingWayDifferentAgeFilmYoungWalksNumbersStageIndustryDancingPreparedDifferent WaysNervesAuditionsYoung AgeFilm Industry Author:Mia Wasikowska
“In the 10 years that I've been a professional filmmaker, the film part of the film industry is really disappearing, right in front of our eyes.” YearsEyeFilmFrontsIndustryDisappearFilmmakerFilm Industry Author:Joe Swanberg
“I've learned so much from just being in film industry. I definitely want to stay in front of the camera and learn more from as many people as I can. Somewhere down the line, writing, directing and producing would be fantastic.” PeopleWantWritingI CanWould BeFilmLinesFrontsIndustryCamerasFantasticI've LearnedJust BeingFilm Industry Author:Nico Tortorella
“Fashion is harder than the film industry. You have to constantly be able to crank out hit after hit after hit on demand and on a very tight calendar. I've come back, I've lost it, I've come back again. It's really as good as your last collection.” AbleLastsFilmLostFashionIndustryDemandHarderCollectionsCalendarsBack AgainFilm IndustryCrank Author:Tom Ford
“Nothing really attracts me to the film industry, to be perfectly honest. I look at acting as an art, and that's all it is for me. It's just fun.” LooksArtFilmFunActingHonestIndustryFilm Industry Author:Shailene Woodley
“In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.” PlayFilmDesireActorsRolesIndustryHeroPerceptionExperimentsIndianCinemaMainstreamTypicalFilm IndustryLatent Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“People say, 'Oh, you're famous now, so you must go to L.A.' - I don't live in L.A. now - but it's like, why wouldn't you? The weather is amazing, the film industry's there, it's a great quality of life.” PeopleFilmQualityIndustryWeatherQuality Of LifeFilm IndustryGreat Qualities Author:Nick Frost
“And by banning [smartphones] from the set, the whole crew tends to work tighter with each other. And then it just becomes a thing where people kind of fall in love with the idea, 'This is the film-industry that I signed up for! This is really wonderful.' But then they go back to another set and everybody's on their cellphone, everyone's in their own little box, and they get depressed about it.” PeopleKindLittlesIdeasWholeFilmFallWonderfulIndustryFalling In LoveBoxesCrewFilm IndustrySmartphonesCellphone Author:Quentin Tarantino
“Although the film industry is a very unique melting pot of creative and business types, both for the good and the bad, I love being able to wake up everyday to play.” PlayAbleFilmLove IsCreativeTypeIndustryUniqueWake UpEverydayPotMeltingFilm IndustryMelting Pot Author:Kyle Cassie
“You have to be ready to go through peaks and valleys along the way. Be ready to sacrifice some of the things in life that are considered normal for most people for the first while. And understand the business of the film industry, because studying the art and your craft alone isn't enough anymore.” PeopleWayFirstsArtEnoughFilmStudySacrificeReadyIndustryNormalCraftsValleysThings In LifeFilm IndustryPeaks And Valleys Author:Kyle Cassie
“The lack of racial diversity and gender diversity and the lack of female directors - those are not fashionable issues. And they're not issues that reside solely within the film industry.” FilmIssuesIndustryDirectorsDiversityFemaleGenderFashionableFilm IndustryRacial Diversity Author:Cate Blanchett
“But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for any movie this size. And that particular movie [The Hurt Locker] was so specific. It couldn't hurt, of course, and I'm really glad for her, but I don't know how much it will change things, if at all. The film industry is still so sexist.” IfsKnowsMadeStillsHardFilmCoursesHurtKnow HowParticularIndustryDirectorsToughMalesSizeGladHard TimesTough TimesSexistFilm IndustryLockersHurt Locker Author:Nicole Holofcener
“You're not insulting my character. Being a woman, especially in this business, it's so thrilling to get to do that. It's so rare, especially right now the way the film industry is. If you're a girl, the part you get to play these days...because there's so many less movies made...in a good movie, if there's a girl in it, there might be a handful of scenes, and your job is to be supportive to the guy who's messed up. Be the loving rock at home, or be the good mom, or be the attractive person.” IfsWayPersonsMadePlayCharacterHomeMightJobsFilmGuyGirlRocksMomIndustryRight NowSceneThese DaysAttractiveSupportiveThrillingHandfulInsultingBeing A WomanGood MovieFilm IndustryMessed UpGood Mom Author:Keri Russell
“California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone's seen California.” FilmIndustryCaliforniaFilm IndustryMecca Author:Morris Chestnut
“My dad is an engineer by trade but worked a lot with the people in the Indian film industry when I was growing up. He started out distributing films from India here in the '70s because there was no place to go for people to watch movies from the homeland. So he developed a network of actors, writers, directors, and musicians that became his friends and that he would tour around the country with, doing stage shows of the musical numbers from their films.” PeopleCountryShowsFilmActorsNumbersWatchesGrowing UpGrowingStageIndustryDadDirectorsMusicianIndiaTradeMusicalMy DadIndianEngineersHomelandFilm IndustryPlaces To GoWatch Movie Author:Meera Menon
“Clive [Oppenheimer] and I figured out that I'm the only one probably in the film industry who is clinically sane. I say that as a joke, but there's a grain of truth to it. I'm not a stupid daredevil who jumps into the crater of the volcano to get the closest close-up, I'm not one of those. And you have to be aware that you have a crew with you and you are responsible.” FilmStupidIndustryJokesResponsibleSaneGrainClosestCrewFilm IndustryVolcanoesDaredevilCraters Author:Werner Herzog
“I didn't read the script [ Rules Don't Apply ] for a couple years. It basically amounted to this kind of apprenticeship with Warren [Beatty]: conversations and learning about his whole background in the film industry and his life.” YearsKindWholeFilmIndustryCoupleConversationScriptsBackgroundsFilm IndustryApprenticeshipBeatty Author:Alden Ehrenreich
“I think you have to take the whole idea of wage equality out of the film industry.” ThinkingIdeasWholeFilmIndustryFilm Industry Author:Jessica Chastain
“I think that in the American film industry - or even in the European cinema - movies are made not to disturb any kind of class or any kind of minority.” ThinkingKindMadeFilmClassIndustryCinemaMinoritiesFilm IndustryAmerican Film Author:Gaspar Noe
“In the film industry you work very long hours, and making a film is a very intense process.” LongFilmProcessHoursIndustryIntenseFilm IndustryLong Hours Author:Emma Watson