“My background is a small town with no movie theater. So... I always pictured myself onstage. I went to acting school and learned all the skills. I left early because I did my first movie and discovered that I really loved the minimalistic work with the camera.” FirstsSchoolLeftActingSkillsTheaterTownsCamerasBackgroundsSmall TownMovie Theater Author:Franka Potente
“The way we see things is constantly changing. At the moment the way we see things has been left a lot to the camera. That shouldn't necessarily be.” WayHas BeensMomentsLeftCameras Author:David Hockney
“I decided to be a filmmaker between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse. Before I left for the summer of 1977, my advisor told me I really had to declare a major when I came back, because I'd used all my electives in my first two years. I went back to New York and I couldn't find a job. There were none to be had. And that previous Christmas someone gave me a Super-8 camera, so I just started to shoot stuff.” YearsFirstsTwoJobsUsedLeftStuffNew YorkSummerMajorsDecidedCamerasFilmmakerTwo YearsJuniorsAdvisorsSophomoreJunior Year Author:Spike Lee
“I thought all I had to do was to buy a camera and become a film director. So when I left school I worked at a telephone company, which gave me the money to buy the basic equipment including the camera, the projector and the screen.” SchoolFilmLeftCompanyDirectorsCamerasIncludingScreensEquipmentTelephonesFilm DirectorsProjectors Author:Jean-Pierre Jeunet