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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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On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can't tell what you're going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family.
- Bil Keane
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Whenever I have free time, I usually just sleep, play games, watch movies, see my friends, have a drink. Basically, I do whatever other people do in everyday life.
- Lee Min-ho
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.
- Channing Tatum
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The key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes.
- Steven Soderbergh
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I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
- Jonah Hill
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Look, to be honest, when certain movies like 'Ninja Assassin' came out, that had a sexy, sexy Asian man with a six-pack, that made some people think, 'Maybe I should go out there and date an Asian dude.' And that did pretty good for us in a way of representation.
- Jimmy O. Yang
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We don't make movies for critics. I've done four movies; there's millions upon millions upon millions of people who've paid to see them. Somebody likes them. My greatest joy is to sit anonymously in a dark theater and watch it with an audience, a paying audience.
- Michael Bay
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I was in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,' and I like my bad boy movie movies.
- Trudie Styler
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Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room.
- Joe Dante
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I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.
- Pedro Almodovar
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'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching.
- Nicolas Cage
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There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones.
- Hideo Kojima
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Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.
- Gopi Sundar
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I had two DVDs my junior year. One was 'Fletch' and one was 'Goodfellas,' and I watched those movies so much. I just remember eating Ramen noodles and watching 'Goodfellas.'
- Jeff Nichols
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I make cameos in all my movies for no particular reason other than a joke. It's just a Hitchcock thing.
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You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.
- Mary Schmich
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Bloated budgets are ruining Hollywood - these pictures are squeezing all the other types of movies out of Hollywood. It's disastrous.
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Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
- Angela Carter
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Comic-book movies are mythology, in a way, and there are a lot more parallels in them with what's going on in the real world than people want to discuss.
- Sebastian Stan
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It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
- Ranbir Kapoor
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If studios don't get their money back, we don't have any movies. So it is important that films are successful, and I am fully supportive of that because I'm not just a director, I'm also not stupid. I've been in this business long enough and, to a certain extent, I'm a businessman; I know the importance of that.
- Ridley Scott
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Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.
- George Takei
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For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.
- James Wan
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I love Carpenter, I love Craven - these are all the classics - the Romeros of the world, but I think the biggest influence on me as a storyteller and as a filmmaker is actually Steven Spielberg. I love that even though Steven isn't known for being a horror director, he started out his career making scary movies.
- James Wan
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On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can't tell what you're going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family.
- Bil Keane
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Whenever I have free time, I usually just sleep, play games, watch movies, see my friends, have a drink. Basically, I do whatever other people do in everyday life.
- Lee Min-ho
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.
- Channing Tatum
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The key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes.
- Steven Soderbergh
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I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
- Jonah Hill
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Look, to be honest, when certain movies like 'Ninja Assassin' came out, that had a sexy, sexy Asian man with a six-pack, that made some people think, 'Maybe I should go out there and date an Asian dude.' And that did pretty good for us in a way of representation.
- Jimmy O. Yang
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We don't make movies for critics. I've done four movies; there's millions upon millions upon millions of people who've paid to see them. Somebody likes them. My greatest joy is to sit anonymously in a dark theater and watch it with an audience, a paying audience.
- Michael Bay
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I was in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,' and I like my bad boy movie movies.
- Trudie Styler
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Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room.
- Joe Dante
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I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.
- Pedro Almodovar
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'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching.
- Nicolas Cage
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There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones.
- Hideo Kojima
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Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.
- Gopi Sundar
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I had two DVDs my junior year. One was 'Fletch' and one was 'Goodfellas,' and I watched those movies so much. I just remember eating Ramen noodles and watching 'Goodfellas.'
- Jeff Nichols
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I make cameos in all my movies for no particular reason other than a joke. It's just a Hitchcock thing.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.
- Mary Schmich
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Bloated budgets are ruining Hollywood - these pictures are squeezing all the other types of movies out of Hollywood. It's disastrous.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
- Angela Carter
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Comic-book movies are mythology, in a way, and there are a lot more parallels in them with what's going on in the real world than people want to discuss.
- Sebastian Stan
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It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
- Ranbir Kapoor
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If studios don't get their money back, we don't have any movies. So it is important that films are successful, and I am fully supportive of that because I'm not just a director, I'm also not stupid. I've been in this business long enough and, to a certain extent, I'm a businessman; I know the importance of that.
- Ridley Scott
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Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.
- George Takei
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For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.
- James Wan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I love Carpenter, I love Craven - these are all the classics - the Romeros of the world, but I think the biggest influence on me as a storyteller and as a filmmaker is actually Steven Spielberg. I love that even though Steven isn't known for being a horror director, he started out his career making scary movies.
- James Wan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can't tell what you're going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family.
- Bil Keane
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Whenever I have free time, I usually just sleep, play games, watch movies, see my friends, have a drink. Basically, I do whatever other people do in everyday life.
- Lee Min-ho
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.
- Channing Tatum
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The key to making good movies is to pay attention to the transition between scenes.
- Steven Soderbergh
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
- Jonah Hill
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Look, to be honest, when certain movies like 'Ninja Assassin' came out, that had a sexy, sexy Asian man with a six-pack, that made some people think, 'Maybe I should go out there and date an Asian dude.' And that did pretty good for us in a way of representation.
- Jimmy O. Yang
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We don't make movies for critics. I've done four movies; there's millions upon millions upon millions of people who've paid to see them. Somebody likes them. My greatest joy is to sit anonymously in a dark theater and watch it with an audience, a paying audience.
- Michael Bay
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I was in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,' and I like my bad boy movie movies.
- Trudie Styler
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Editing is where movies are made or broken. Many a film has been saved and many a film has been ruined in the editing room.
- Joe Dante
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I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.
- Pedro Almodovar
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching.
- Nicolas Cage
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are so many books and movies I like; I never mention specific ones.
- Hideo Kojima
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Telugu and Tamil industries keenly watch Malayalam movies and are appreciative of the content, be it 'Ustad Hotel,' 'Premam' or 'Bangalore Days.' They've also been listening to our music. That's how I was approached for Telugu films.
- Gopi Sundar
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I had two DVDs my junior year. One was 'Fletch' and one was 'Goodfellas,' and I watched those movies so much. I just remember eating Ramen noodles and watching 'Goodfellas.'
- Jeff Nichols
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I make cameos in all my movies for no particular reason other than a joke. It's just a Hitchcock thing.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.
- Mary Schmich
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Bloated budgets are ruining Hollywood - these pictures are squeezing all the other types of movies out of Hollywood. It's disastrous.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome.
- Angela Carter
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Comic-book movies are mythology, in a way, and there are a lot more parallels in them with what's going on in the real world than people want to discuss.
- Sebastian Stan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
- Ranbir Kapoor
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If studios don't get their money back, we don't have any movies. So it is important that films are successful, and I am fully supportive of that because I'm not just a director, I'm also not stupid. I've been in this business long enough and, to a certain extent, I'm a businessman; I know the importance of that.
- Ridley Scott
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Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season.
- George Takei
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For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.
- James Wan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I love Carpenter, I love Craven - these are all the classics - the Romeros of the world, but I think the biggest influence on me as a storyteller and as a filmmaker is actually Steven Spielberg. I love that even though Steven isn't known for being a horror director, he started out his career making scary movies.
- James Wan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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