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Quotes about filmmaking reveal the art, struggle, and imagination behind bringing stories to life on screen. They reflect the balance between technical craft and emotional truth that defines the medium. The following collection offers perspectives from those who see cinema not just as entertainment, but as a powerful way of seeing the world.   ◀ Back
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Ironically, I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer;' I watched it some 20 times as a kid.
- Jan Koum
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The best part of making the movies... learning from the pros themselves.
- Michelle Rodriguez
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There are a lot of movies made for nobody.
- Stan Brakhage
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To transport picturegoers to a unique place in the glare of the earth, in the darkness of the heart - this, you realize with a gasp of joy, is what movies can do.
- Richard Corliss
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A lot of people die in my movies. So if you're in a few of my movies, you have a good chance of dying!
- James Gunn
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When I think of the definition of cool and when I look at people, John Travolta is really the definition of cool because, not only is he great in all his movies, but, as a person, he's just really cool.
- Christina Milian
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I'd skip school regularly to see movies - even in the morning, in the small Parisian theaters that opened early.
- Francois Truffaut
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You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.
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If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job.
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Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
- Mary Pickford
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I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.
- Sam Raimi
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I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.
- Robert Redford
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I've made 122 movies, and I daresay there's a picture of mine showing somewhere in the world every day.
- Tony Curtis
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I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face.
- Grace Kelly
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If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.
- Alan Alda
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Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field.
- Sydney Pollack
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The best reason to go to the movies is to be with other people. Eating the popcorn, being with other people you don't know.
- Peter Weller
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I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.
- William Wyler
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It doesn't take a cell phone to make a person rude. There are rude people all over the place. But people are learning. I have never heard a cell phone ring in the movies. We are going to learn how to live with the advantages of new technology.
- Martin Cooper
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There's more to life than movies.
- Paul Walker
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I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
- Alan Parker
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Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream.
- Federico Fellini
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I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
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Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies.
- David Fincher
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Ironically, I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer;' I watched it some 20 times as a kid.
- Jan Koum
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The best part of making the movies... learning from the pros themselves.
- Michelle Rodriguez
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There are a lot of movies made for nobody.
- Stan Brakhage
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To transport picturegoers to a unique place in the glare of the earth, in the darkness of the heart - this, you realize with a gasp of joy, is what movies can do.
- Richard Corliss
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A lot of people die in my movies. So if you're in a few of my movies, you have a good chance of dying!
- James Gunn
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When I think of the definition of cool and when I look at people, John Travolta is really the definition of cool because, not only is he great in all his movies, but, as a person, he's just really cool.
- Christina Milian
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I'd skip school regularly to see movies - even in the morning, in the small Parisian theaters that opened early.
- Francois Truffaut
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You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.
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If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job.
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Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
- Mary Pickford
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I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.
- Sam Raimi
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I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.
- Robert Redford
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I've made 122 movies, and I daresay there's a picture of mine showing somewhere in the world every day.
- Tony Curtis
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I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face.
- Grace Kelly
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If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.
- Alan Alda
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Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field.
- Sydney Pollack
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The best reason to go to the movies is to be with other people. Eating the popcorn, being with other people you don't know.
- Peter Weller
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I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.
- William Wyler
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It doesn't take a cell phone to make a person rude. There are rude people all over the place. But people are learning. I have never heard a cell phone ring in the movies. We are going to learn how to live with the advantages of new technology.
- Martin Cooper
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There's more to life than movies.
- Paul Walker
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I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
- Alan Parker
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Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream.
- Federico Fellini
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I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
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Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies.
- David Fincher
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Ironically, I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer;' I watched it some 20 times as a kid.
- Jan Koum
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The best part of making the movies... learning from the pros themselves.
- Michelle Rodriguez
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are a lot of movies made for nobody.
- Stan Brakhage
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To transport picturegoers to a unique place in the glare of the earth, in the darkness of the heart - this, you realize with a gasp of joy, is what movies can do.
- Richard Corliss
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A lot of people die in my movies. So if you're in a few of my movies, you have a good chance of dying!
- James Gunn
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When I think of the definition of cool and when I look at people, John Travolta is really the definition of cool because, not only is he great in all his movies, but, as a person, he's just really cool.
- Christina Milian
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I'd skip school regularly to see movies - even in the morning, in the small Parisian theaters that opened early.
- Francois Truffaut
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You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If my films make one more person miserable, I'll feel I have done my job.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
- Mary Pickford
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.
- Sam Raimi
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.
- Robert Redford
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I've made 122 movies, and I daresay there's a picture of mine showing somewhere in the world every day.
- Tony Curtis
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I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face.
- Grace Kelly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If I can't get the girl, at least give me more money.
- Alan Alda
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Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field.
- Sydney Pollack
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The best reason to go to the movies is to be with other people. Eating the popcorn, being with other people you don't know.
- Peter Weller
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.
- William Wyler
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It doesn't take a cell phone to make a person rude. There are rude people all over the place. But people are learning. I have never heard a cell phone ring in the movies. We are going to learn how to live with the advantages of new technology.
- Martin Cooper
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There's more to life than movies.
- Paul Walker
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
- Alan Parker
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream.
- Federico Fellini
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.
- Leonardo DiCaprio
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Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies.
- David Fincher
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