When I went to university, I finally got exposed to European films, and they had a strong impact on me. I felt those films had a lot of things to say that weren't getting expressed in the films I was used to seeing.
The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except Victoria. Victoria is moving more now into supporting non-commercial films.
The research period of a film is the most exciting part of the process, and filming is sometimes a letdown because when you're dealing with biopic material, the real thing is always much more intricate than the story told in the film.
Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are very difficult.
Well, that was certainly - to me, until we could film in Charles' room, I didn't even want to bother filming anything else. And in fact, I did hold off and that was the first thing we filmed.
The future of American film lies on television.
Sometimes a time dictates what a film will be. Sometimes a film dictates what the time will be.
I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
I'm a believer in film school.
I personally like to do independent films.
I'd like to do an independent film.
It's sad when you say a $30 million film is an inexpensive film, but it is.
I would love to try action films.
Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.
[the Middle Of The Film] Lady Presenter: Hello, and welcome to 'The Middle of the Film', the moment where we take a break to invite you, the audience, to join us, the film-makers, in 'Find the Fish'. We're going to show you a scene from another film ...
I'm not only my films, but I'm pretty much my films.
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
There can be a lot of waiting around on any film set.
People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money.
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.
