Quotes of: Filmmaking Keyword

I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.

Jonah Hill

I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.

Lena Dunham

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

Ed Wood

I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.

Fede Alvarez

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

Francis Ford Coppola

In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.

John Carpenter

I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.

Bahman Ghobadi

When I hear the words 'activist filmmaking,' I think of somebody who's an activist, who wants to prove a particular point.

Jehane Noujaim

My advice to American filmmakers is to marry a European. I'm not kidding. Otherwise they don't qualify for international co-production treaties.

Jeremy Thomas

Filmmaking is incredible introspective. It forces you to sort of examine yourself in new ways.

Drew Goddard

I am always on the go; being a photographer, filmmaker, author and a father, things become stressful, and it is important to find time to escape for a few minutes.

Nigel Barker

War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.

Angelina Jolie

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.

Rory Kennedy

I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it's at and where a lot of trends begin. It's where new filmmakers are breaking through.

Zooey Deschanel

Pop music can get inside us and enter our memory bubbles. It provides those true Proustian moments, unlocking sensations, unlocking our imaginations. Music inspired me as a filmmaker.

Todd Haynes

I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.

Alexander Payne

Politics will take care of itself. I'm interested in people who are involved in the situations that politicians create. Politics is taken care of by politicians - they're not filmmakers.

Steve McQueen

I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very interested in filmmaking as well as film writing.

Robert Morgan

If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is a rather slender band.

William Mapother

Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get it or they won't and that's what it's all about.

Yahoo Serious

I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically.

Darius Khondji