“I mean, I'm new but I've always been very interested in film making process and I've been lucky enough to work with film makers in my past that have been very encouraging to let me hang around. I get so emotionally vested - that the producer part of me was natural.” MeanHas BeensEnoughPastFilmProcessNaturalLuckyLet MeProducersMakersMy Past Author:Charlize Theron
“How can I make a movie about the violence of the police if the police aren't going to let me film it?” IfsFilmViolenceLet MePolice Author:Jose Padilha
“Films make me into some cheap turn...You bet they'll never let me play a part in a film where a Negro is on top.” PlayFilmTurnsLet Me Author:Paul Robeson
“I could start this review by stating that Dumb and Dumberer lives up to its name, or by calling it stupid, moronic, and idiotic, but I believe that approach is a trap, since a movie like this might relish being the object of such bland invectives. Instead, let me try a few that can't possibly be misconstrued as twisted praise: unfunny, boring, torturous, and unwatchable. ... [N]o movie could be more aptly compared to raw sewage than this film - Directed By Troy Miller.” TryingBelieveMightFilmNamesI BelieveStupidObjectsCallingApproachLet MePraiseBoringDumbReviewsTrapsTwistedRelishIdioticBlandSewageMisconstrued Author:James Berardinelli
“The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.” FilmDirectorsLet MeBest TimesFilm Set Author:Mara Wilson
“Making a Hollywood film you don't have a very big movie because they have a Safety Captain and insurance people on the set. They have to check first. 'Don't do it. Let me check. Make sure everything is safe.'” PeopleFirstsBigsFilmSafeHollywoodLet MeSafetyChecksCaptainsBig MovieHollywood Films Author:Jackie Chan
“I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens sizes and depth of field and how to move the camera and lighting. I do want to direct and I didn't go to film school, so having a director that are very much hands on that way and looking to let me learn, that is a key factor.” WayWantHandsSchoolFilmMovingBitsWhitePiecesTeachingFieldsKeysDirectorsDirectLet MeCamerasDepthSizeFactorsLensesLightingFilm SchoolBits And PiecesDepth Of Field Author:Columbus Short
“I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!” WayWellsLittlesRealPlayCharacterFilmBitsVoiceVisionRolesTypeDirectorsComputerLittle BitSingingLet MeAskingDown AndScriptsCastsPhonesSatSwimmingDocumentariesSequencePhone CallsPenguinsEsther Author:Brittany Murphy
“I could've had moments when I could've said, "You know what? Let me make another film; this is taking a long time to get distributed." It can be difficult to stay passionate. You have to be that passionate and be prepared for it to get what it deserves. Make sure you have a really good team going in at the beginning and don't have people in your team that aren't there 100%.” PeopleKnowsLongSaidMomentsFilmDifficultTeamLong TimeDeserveLet MePreparedPassionateBe PreparedGood Team Author:Storm Saulter
“Years ago I was going to play Chet Baker in another movie and I really felt drawn to that character and the script is good and I met with Robert and we seemed simpatico and we developed. But I had a real passion for that role and that brought me deep into that film 'cause I got the sense that Robert Budreau was going to really let me be creative inside this part.” YearsRealPlayCharacterFilmPassionFeltCausesRolesCreativeMetsYears AgoLet MeScriptsBe CreativeBakersChet BakerSimpatico Author:Ethan Hawke
“I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen 20 years down the line." Sleepwalking wasn't a vehicle for me, it was a film that pushed the envelope. I want to produce good stories, versus creating a niche where I can look after myself as an actor.” WantYearsLooksI CanIdeasStoriesMightHappensFilmActorsLinesCareersProduceCreatingLet MeVehicleLongevityVersusNicheGood StoryEnvelopesSleepwalking Author:Charlize Theron
“I was able to persuade them to let me shoot in areas that were beyond the volcano itself. Beyond the joint scientific program between Cambridge University and North Korean scientists. I was able to film in a kindergarten, subway, other things you would not normally be allowed to do.” AbleFilmAreasProgramScientistLet MeUniversityJointsNorth KoreaKoreanSubwayKindergartenVolcanoesCambridgeNorth KoreanCambridge University Author:Werner Herzog
“I'd love to find a small movie that someone would sign off on me to do. I have no aspirations to do a big studio film because I don't think anyone would let me.” ThinkingBigsFilmLet MeStudiosAspirationSigning Off Author:Miguel Ferrer
“I read a lot, and I watch a lot of TV and film now. That's my homework. Like I said, my Netflix. I've watched Aliens a couple times this week, Dawn Of The Dead. And that's what's really cool too. It's nostalgia, because I saw these shows, these movies, a lot of them, when I was a kid, and they're different now when you watch them. I'm like, "Wow, I can't believe my family let me watch that," and "I must have missed that the first time around."” BelieveDifferentKidsFilmWeekCoupleFirst TimeMy FamilyLet MeNostalgiaAliensReally CoolHomework Author:Danny Pudi
“Why do we tell stories? It's because we want to connect to people, we want to tell them who we are, we want to tell them a story that affects us, that impacts us. And to help a young filmmaker doing a short or independent film is my testament, I think, is my desire to really make sure that our younger generations get passed along all the elders' experience and to literally have the image - to literally carry them on their shoulders and say, 'This is what the world is. This is how the world operates. Let me show you how.'” PeopleThinkingWorldHelpingFilmDesireLet MeIndependentFilmmakerYounger Generation Author:Tamlyn Tomita