In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
Friends told me not to bother with the silents - they're jerky, poorly photographed and ludicrously badly acted. But I was immediately struck by the freshness and vitality of these films.
The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the parachutes, so we could be more realistic in the roles.
I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like the film.
The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.
The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.
Obviously, I've made several films in Korea, so I'm very well accustomed and acclimated to Korean filmmaking.
The film world is a crazy place to be. You sit around all day waiting for the phone to ring. Are people talking about you or aren't they?
I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.
I'm not at all fed up with British films, but I am fed up with playing upper-class people.
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
I did a film once that I was killed in. It was a painful, horrifying day. It was a wonderful day from the standpoint of acting, but I was a wreck otherwise.
I wouldn't say being in a film with The Rock was 'motivating.' 'Terrifying' would be a more accurate description.
I just really loved films and thought I should be writing screenplays.
Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easier to make films cheaply, maintaining quality.
I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy.
I keep meeting directors that are so irresistible. I only do irresistible films, because I don't need to act to feel myself alive.
There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
It's about finding unique, one-of-a-kind films that I would want to see myself. I think 'Party Monster' is one of those.
I would like to produce films, but I feel I am an unsuccessful producer. That's the fact.
