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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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I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.
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We had a thing there where you could turn in - it was some sort of recycling program - the bottle caps of RC Cola. You'd turn in 12 of them, and you'd get a ticket to see a movie. That's how I started going to the movies. Running around the neighborhood looking for bottle caps. We were like little scavengers.
- Michael Rooker
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There's much more music now in movies than there used to be. Maybe sometimes there's too much music.
- James Newton Howard
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Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.
- John David Washington
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We spend all this energy keeping our lives normal and safe and predictable, and the result is that our approved cultural safety valve is the movies. So in films, anyway, the hero is obliged to represent the continuance of social values and institutions, and his permission to act is much more seriously limited than the villain's.
- Peter Coyote
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No one should make the mistake of thinking that three or four movies are going to change their fate.
- Bryan Lourd
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Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, movies, museums, schools, etc.
- Jack Zipes
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There's good movies and there's bad movies. The genres are never dead, it's just about how to apply them and articulate them and execute them - the story, the quality of the writing, the acting, the design elements, the directorial execution - all these things make it what it is.
- Andy Garcia
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When we are in our dorms, we watch romance movies and dramas. When a romantic scene comes on, we hold on to each other and scream.
- Jisoo
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It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.
- Jon Landau
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Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me.
- Kyra Sedgwick
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Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people - the ones paying attention - that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.
- Marlon Wayans
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Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars.
- Rob Paulsen
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Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.
- Meg Tilly
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I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.'
- Richard Dreyfuss
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I think time travel is really tricky. But if there's a logic and a complete and well-thought-through paradigm for it, I think it can be really interesting. Some of my favorite time-travel movies just make me think and, you know, the 'what if' question becomes a big one.
- Daniel Dae Kim
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I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom.
- Katie Holmes
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Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
- Antonio Banderas
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I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews.
- Wes Anderson
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I washed dishes so I could make movies. it was never a way for me to make money.
- Casey Neistat
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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
- William Landay
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I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.
- Keke Palmer
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I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars. I think the whole idea is wonderful.
- Donald O'Connor
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Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.
- George Tillman, Jr.
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I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.
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We had a thing there where you could turn in - it was some sort of recycling program - the bottle caps of RC Cola. You'd turn in 12 of them, and you'd get a ticket to see a movie. That's how I started going to the movies. Running around the neighborhood looking for bottle caps. We were like little scavengers.
- Michael Rooker
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There's much more music now in movies than there used to be. Maybe sometimes there's too much music.
- James Newton Howard
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Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.
- John David Washington
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We spend all this energy keeping our lives normal and safe and predictable, and the result is that our approved cultural safety valve is the movies. So in films, anyway, the hero is obliged to represent the continuance of social values and institutions, and his permission to act is much more seriously limited than the villain's.
- Peter Coyote
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No one should make the mistake of thinking that three or four movies are going to change their fate.
- Bryan Lourd
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Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, movies, museums, schools, etc.
- Jack Zipes
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There's good movies and there's bad movies. The genres are never dead, it's just about how to apply them and articulate them and execute them - the story, the quality of the writing, the acting, the design elements, the directorial execution - all these things make it what it is.
- Andy Garcia
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When we are in our dorms, we watch romance movies and dramas. When a romantic scene comes on, we hold on to each other and scream.
- Jisoo
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It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.
- Jon Landau
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Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me.
- Kyra Sedgwick
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Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people - the ones paying attention - that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.
- Marlon Wayans
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Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars.
- Rob Paulsen
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Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.
- Meg Tilly
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I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.'
- Richard Dreyfuss
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I think time travel is really tricky. But if there's a logic and a complete and well-thought-through paradigm for it, I think it can be really interesting. Some of my favorite time-travel movies just make me think and, you know, the 'what if' question becomes a big one.
- Daniel Dae Kim
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I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom.
- Katie Holmes
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Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
- Antonio Banderas
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I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews.
- Wes Anderson
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I washed dishes so I could make movies. it was never a way for me to make money.
- Casey Neistat
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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
- William Landay
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I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.
- Keke Palmer
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I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars. I think the whole idea is wonderful.
- Donald O'Connor
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Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.
- George Tillman, Jr.
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I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We had a thing there where you could turn in - it was some sort of recycling program - the bottle caps of RC Cola. You'd turn in 12 of them, and you'd get a ticket to see a movie. That's how I started going to the movies. Running around the neighborhood looking for bottle caps. We were like little scavengers.
- Michael Rooker
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There's much more music now in movies than there used to be. Maybe sometimes there's too much music.
- James Newton Howard
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Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.
- John David Washington
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We spend all this energy keeping our lives normal and safe and predictable, and the result is that our approved cultural safety valve is the movies. So in films, anyway, the hero is obliged to represent the continuance of social values and institutions, and his permission to act is much more seriously limited than the villain's.
- Peter Coyote
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No one should make the mistake of thinking that three or four movies are going to change their fate.
- Bryan Lourd
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, movies, museums, schools, etc.
- Jack Zipes
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There's good movies and there's bad movies. The genres are never dead, it's just about how to apply them and articulate them and execute them - the story, the quality of the writing, the acting, the design elements, the directorial execution - all these things make it what it is.
- Andy Garcia
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When we are in our dorms, we watch romance movies and dramas. When a romantic scene comes on, we hold on to each other and scream.
- Jisoo
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It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.
- Jon Landau
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Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me.
- Kyra Sedgwick
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Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people - the ones paying attention - that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.
- Marlon Wayans
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Just because there are celebrities in a movie, it doesn't mean anything. I don't think The Ant Bully did all that well the first week at the box office. Compare the movies that have a lot of celebrities with the Jimmy Neutron movie, which had no celebrity voices and grossed almost one hundred million dollars.
- Rob Paulsen
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Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.
- Meg Tilly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.'
- Richard Dreyfuss
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I think time travel is really tricky. But if there's a logic and a complete and well-thought-through paradigm for it, I think it can be really interesting. Some of my favorite time-travel movies just make me think and, you know, the 'what if' question becomes a big one.
- Daniel Dae Kim
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I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom.
- Katie Holmes
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Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.
- Antonio Banderas
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I've never had a movie that got great reviews. I've had movies that got different levels of good and bad reviews, but you can more or less count on plenty of bad reviews.
- Wes Anderson
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I washed dishes so I could make movies. it was never a way for me to make money.
- Casey Neistat
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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
- William Landay
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I really look up to Will Smith. He's internationally known, and people know him from everything. I don't know any kid who hasn't seen and liked Fresh Prince, or you'll like one of his movies or his music. He's perfect, and he's done everything. That's my dream: to be internationally known.
- Keke Palmer
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I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars. I think the whole idea is wonderful.
- Donald O'Connor
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Sometimes I get into the movies and into the roles; it's hard for me to move on.
- George Tillman, Jr.
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