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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 want to make movies like 'The Upside of Anger,' 'Maria Full of Grace,' old-school films like 'Some Kind of Wonderful' or 'Vision Quest': movies you remember songs and lines from.
- Reggie Miller
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You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10 dollars' worth, then that's okay.
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I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.
- Hiro Murai
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Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more.
- Christopher Judge
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I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.
- Jay Duplass
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If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.
- Griffin Dunne
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When we go to see comedians or funny movies, they don't address the wall behind them; they face us. This is why a game's first job is to entertain through gameplay and secondarily through humor, drama, or other traditional entertainment devices. The humor has to be a gentleman. I mean, it needs to be squeezed in around the game.
- Doug TenNapel
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Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.
- John C. Reilly
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I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we would project two or three movies on 16 or 35mm.
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Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
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The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.
- Mary Schmich
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You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin.
- Tim Roth
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There's an electrical thing about movies.
- Oliver Stone
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The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
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One of the problems with science fiction, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't done one for many, many years, is the fact that everything is used up. Every type of spacesuit is used up, every type of spacecraft is vaguely familiar, the corridors are similar, and the planets are similar.
- Ridley Scott
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I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie.
- Jean-Luc Godard
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I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.
- Harvey Weinstein
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My god-father, Bob Wall, was in a couple of Bruce Lee movies, and he trained Bruce Lee when he came to America.
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
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While thousands of Americans die alone, Donald touts stock market gains. As my father lay dying alone, Donald went to the movies. If he can in any way profit from your death, he'll facilitate it, and then he'll ignore the fact that you died.
- Mary L. Trump
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I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
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Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It's cheesy.
- Jon Heder
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I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his.
- Drake
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I'm shockingly terrible at action movies.
- Emma Stone
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Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.'
- Nicholas Jarecki
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I want to make movies like 'The Upside of Anger,' 'Maria Full of Grace,' old-school films like 'Some Kind of Wonderful' or 'Vision Quest': movies you remember songs and lines from.
- Reggie Miller
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You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10 dollars' worth, then that's okay.
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I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.
- Hiro Murai
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Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more.
- Christopher Judge
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I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.
- Jay Duplass
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If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.
- Griffin Dunne
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When we go to see comedians or funny movies, they don't address the wall behind them; they face us. This is why a game's first job is to entertain through gameplay and secondarily through humor, drama, or other traditional entertainment devices. The humor has to be a gentleman. I mean, it needs to be squeezed in around the game.
- Doug TenNapel
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Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.
- John C. Reilly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we would project two or three movies on 16 or 35mm.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.
- Mary Schmich
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You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin.
- Tim Roth
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There's an electrical thing about movies.
- Oliver Stone
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The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
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One of the problems with science fiction, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't done one for many, many years, is the fact that everything is used up. Every type of spacesuit is used up, every type of spacecraft is vaguely familiar, the corridors are similar, and the planets are similar.
- Ridley Scott
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I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie.
- Jean-Luc Godard
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I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.
- Harvey Weinstein
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My god-father, Bob Wall, was in a couple of Bruce Lee movies, and he trained Bruce Lee when he came to America.
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
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While thousands of Americans die alone, Donald touts stock market gains. As my father lay dying alone, Donald went to the movies. If he can in any way profit from your death, he'll facilitate it, and then he'll ignore the fact that you died.
- Mary L. Trump
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I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It's cheesy.
- Jon Heder
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I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his.
- Drake
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I'm shockingly terrible at action movies.
- Emma Stone
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Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.'
- Nicholas Jarecki
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I want to make movies like 'The Upside of Anger,' 'Maria Full of Grace,' old-school films like 'Some Kind of Wonderful' or 'Vision Quest': movies you remember songs and lines from.
- Reggie Miller
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You can't be pretentious about what we do, because at the end of the day, movies are about entertainment, and if people get 10 dollars' worth, then that's okay.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.
- Hiro Murai
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Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more.
- Christopher Judge
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I went to film school at UT Austin. I learned a lot, and that school's good for puking up all your bad movies early and quick. But ultimately, no one can teach you to be an artist.
- Jay Duplass
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.
- Griffin Dunne
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When we go to see comedians or funny movies, they don't address the wall behind them; they face us. This is why a game's first job is to entertain through gameplay and secondarily through humor, drama, or other traditional entertainment devices. The humor has to be a gentleman. I mean, it needs to be squeezed in around the game.
- Doug TenNapel
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.
- John C. Reilly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we would project two or three movies on 16 or 35mm.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.
- Mary Schmich
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin.
- Tim Roth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There's an electrical thing about movies.
- Oliver Stone
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
One of the problems with science fiction, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't done one for many, many years, is the fact that everything is used up. Every type of spacesuit is used up, every type of spacecraft is vaguely familiar, the corridors are similar, and the planets are similar.
- Ridley Scott
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie.
- Jean-Luc Godard
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I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.
- Harvey Weinstein
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My god-father, Bob Wall, was in a couple of Bruce Lee movies, and he trained Bruce Lee when he came to America.
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
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While thousands of Americans die alone, Donald touts stock market gains. As my father lay dying alone, Donald went to the movies. If he can in any way profit from your death, he'll facilitate it, and then he'll ignore the fact that you died.
- Mary L. Trump
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It's cheesy.
- Jon Heder
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his.
- Drake
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I'm shockingly terrible at action movies.
- Emma Stone
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Why is the public so interested in movies about the wealthy? My answer is that Shakespeare wrote about kings. That's where the action is. And it's the classic, cathartic thing. You get to indulge in a lifestyle you're not part of, a tragic error leads to a downfall, and you get to say, 'Thank God I'm not him.'
- Nicholas Jarecki
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