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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 think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they'll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything.
- Michel Hazanavicius
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Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.
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I think I've always wanted to direct, but I didn't go to film school. I was lucky enough to work in movies, and I think those became my film school in terms of acting and watching directors work and also writing and co-writing and producing.
- Greta Gerwig
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What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out.
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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
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Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
- James Dean
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When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.
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A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
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Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.
- Tom Hanks
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Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.
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I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
- Frank Capra
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
- Jean Cocteau
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Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.
- Sydney Pollack
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I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator when a friend convinced me to learn photography at the University of Southern California. Little did I know it was a school that taught you how to make movies! It had never occurred to me that I'd ever have any interest in filmmaking.
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Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes happen, accidents happen and true great films are the results of those mistakes and the decisions that those directors make during those moments.
- Jason Reitman
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So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point.
- Brian De Palma
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I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
- Francis Ford Coppola
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If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.
- John Lasseter
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I think you kind of hope for people to gush over movies, but I think the opposite way is great sometimes, too. I'd rather have a movie that you're angry about and that you're talking about the next day, than something you forget about when the popcorn goes into the trash.
- Gabriel Mann
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'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
- Laura Dern
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I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.
- Michel Hazanavicius
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I feel like movies are presents, and credits and fonts are bows and wrapping paper. I like everything to feel like it was given a lot of time. I hate it when I watch movies, and it seems like they just went and picked a font and, like, called it a day.
- Greta Gerwig
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I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.
- Christopher Nolan
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I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they'll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything.
- Michel Hazanavicius
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Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think I've always wanted to direct, but I didn't go to film school. I was lucky enough to work in movies, and I think those became my film school in terms of acting and watching directors work and also writing and co-writing and producing.
- Greta Gerwig
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
- James Dean
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.
- Tom Hanks
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Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
- Frank Capra
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
- Jean Cocteau
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Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.
- Sydney Pollack
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator when a friend convinced me to learn photography at the University of Southern California. Little did I know it was a school that taught you how to make movies! It had never occurred to me that I'd ever have any interest in filmmaking.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes happen, accidents happen and true great films are the results of those mistakes and the decisions that those directors make during those moments.
- Jason Reitman
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point.
- Brian De Palma
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
- Francis Ford Coppola
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.
- John Lasseter
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think you kind of hope for people to gush over movies, but I think the opposite way is great sometimes, too. I'd rather have a movie that you're angry about and that you're talking about the next day, than something you forget about when the popcorn goes into the trash.
- Gabriel Mann
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
- Laura Dern
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.
- Michel Hazanavicius
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I feel like movies are presents, and credits and fonts are bows and wrapping paper. I like everything to feel like it was given a lot of time. I hate it when I watch movies, and it seems like they just went and picked a font and, like, called it a day.
- Greta Gerwig
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.
- Christopher Nolan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think we are at the very beginning of high changes, not only in terms of digital film, but in the way the movies will be screened, whether they'll be screened on phones, on computers - on everything.
- Michel Hazanavicius
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think I've always wanted to direct, but I didn't go to film school. I was lucky enough to work in movies, and I think those became my film school in terms of acting and watching directors work and also writing and co-writing and producing.
- Greta Gerwig
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
- James Dean
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.
- Tom Hanks
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
- Frank Capra
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
- Jean Cocteau
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.
- Sydney Pollack
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was going to go to a four-year college and be an anthropologist or to an art school and be an illustrator when a friend convinced me to learn photography at the University of Southern California. Little did I know it was a school that taught you how to make movies! It had never occurred to me that I'd ever have any interest in filmmaking.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes happen, accidents happen and true great films are the results of those mistakes and the decisions that those directors make during those moments.
- Jason Reitman
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point.
- Brian De Palma
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
- Francis Ford Coppola
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.
- John Lasseter
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think you kind of hope for people to gush over movies, but I think the opposite way is great sometimes, too. I'd rather have a movie that you're angry about and that you're talking about the next day, than something you forget about when the popcorn goes into the trash.
- Gabriel Mann
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
- Laura Dern
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.
- Michel Hazanavicius
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I feel like movies are presents, and credits and fonts are bows and wrapping paper. I like everything to feel like it was given a lot of time. I hate it when I watch movies, and it seems like they just went and picked a font and, like, called it a day.
- Greta Gerwig
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.
- Christopher Nolan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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