247 Filmmakers Quotes for You to Enjoy

From where I sit, I see the digital cinema creating sloppiness on the part of filmmakers because they know if they really get in trouble, they can fix it later. So they don't pay that much attention, and of course it costs a lot more money. Robert Zemeckis

Money Cinema Digital Trouble Sit Pay Later See More Costs Part Attention Know Course Because Lot Fix Get Where Much Much Attention Really Creating Filmmakers

I think that technological tools that filmmakers use to tell stories, in a perfect world, need to become invisible. When it's brand new and it's never been seen before and you're birthing this stuff, it's very much on people's minds. Robert Zemeckis

You People World Seen Become Before Think Tools Minds Tell Perfect Never Perfect World Invisible Stuff New Been Very Brand Brand New Stories Much Use Technological Need Filmmakers

Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters. Roger Ebert

Good You Characters Must Thrillers Rely Cheaper Like Know Because Been Afford Maybe Stories Producing Elements Why Millions Filmmakers

All too often, white documentary filmmakers are the ones telling the stories of people of color. Roger Ross Williams

People White Too Telling Color Documentary Often Stories Filmmakers

While the documentary community is way ahead of Hollywood, it is still nowhere near where it needs to be. Filmmakers of color rarely get hired by the powerful production companies, and they are not getting supported enough by broadcasters and funders to tell their own stories. Roger Ross Williams

Needs Own Community Enough Broadcasters Way Tell Rarely Color Supported Powerful Documentary Still Hired Get Getting Where Stories While Hollywood Production Companies Near Nowhere Filmmakers

I've always played that edge of fact and fiction. I used to be a filmmaker, and certainly in film that's a line that filmmakers cross more readily and more easily than novelists. Ruth Ozeki

Edge Easily Cross More Fact Readily Always Line Than Fiction Used Certainly Novelists Film Played Filmmaker Filmmakers

Indian epics are full of violence, and such stories have shaped India. As filmmakers, I don't think anyone in India would tone down violence, keeping in mind the censorship. S. S. Rajamouli

Censorship Mind Down Think Would India Indian Shaped Anyone Stories Epics Full Keeping Tone Violence Filmmakers

Catholicism is so steeped in imagery. It's one of the many reasons Catholicism has given birth to so many great filmmakers compared to the Protestant tradition - even in America, where we're primarily Protestant. Scott Derrickson

Great Birth Given Primarily Protestant Catholicism Tradition America Where Reasons Many Even Compared Imagery Filmmakers

I'm married to a nurse, and she is really, really ardent that - in screenplays or movies that I've worked on, that all the medical aspects be properly presented. I think that filmmakers ought to be respectful of all fields and not just be lazy and put nonsense in movies because most people won't know the difference. Scott Derrickson

People Just Be Think Nurse Ought Respectful Married Properly Ardent Lazy Put Know Most She Because Nonsense Just Difference Screenplays Fields Movies Worked Really Aspects Medical Presented Filmmakers

Most filmmakers, if not all, come from a place of privilege, if only because of the expense. Sean Baker

Only Come Most Because Privilege Expense Place Filmmakers

There are certain filmmakers I'd like to work with that I don't think would take a risk with me, because I could be distracting in their film. It'll take a couple films to prove to them that it's worth the risk. Seann William Scott

Work Me Worth Think Films Distracting Would Risk Could Take Like Couple Because Prove Them Certain Film Filmmakers

I believe that filmmakers have to internalize the story and subtext so well that all of the departments can start to speak to each other - that music can speak to cinematography can speak to writing and back again. Shane Carruth

Music Writing Speak Believe Other Back Cinematography Well Departments Subtext Story Again Internalize Each Start Filmmakers

Technology has already opened the door a bit wider for filmmakers, with smaller digital cameras making production less cumbersome. Social media is allowing self-distribution, and girl groups like Spark Summit are leading the way in calling for fewer Photoshop image alterations of girls in print media. Sharon Lawrence

Technology Social Media Digital Girl Summit Way Bit Photoshop Allowing Smaller Leading Opened Like Alteration Calling Print Making Cameras Fewer Door In Print Social Spark Production Less Groups Media Image Wider Filmmakers

Early 1900s Hollywood was full of farmers battling to hold onto their land against a new influx of filmmakers who dug Hollywood's reliable weather and diverse landscape. Shawn Amos

Weather Reliable Battling Diverse Onto New Dug Hold Against Land Hollywood Landscape Full Farmers Who Early Filmmakers

I don't have any regrets, because I think life is like a creek. It kind of meanders along, and you instinctively do the things you are meant to do. There's no great plan except doing really good scripts, meeting great filmmakers. And I have to have something that I can bring to the role. Sissy Spacek

Life Good Great You Think Meeting Kind Something Good Scripts Except Instinctively Along Like Because Doing Role Any Scripts Plan Regrets Really Meant Things Bring Creek Filmmakers

A lot of young filmmakers bring their movies to my dad because he always gives lots of good editing ideas and notes. He'd be a good film professor. Sofia Coppola

Good Editing Young Gives He Ideas Because Always Lot Lots Young Filmmakers Movies Notes Dad Film Professor Good Film Bring Filmmakers

I'm always inspired by other filmmakers, whether it's a shot or the way they handle tone. Spike Jonze

Other Way Inspired Always Handle Whether Shot Tone Filmmakers

The best filmmakers have a very familial attitude in sort of embracing the set, beyond the cast, with the wardrobe, and the hair and makeup, and the props, just making everybody feel very familial. Stephan James

Attitude Best Hair Everybody Embracing Cast Props Feel Beyond Sort Makeup Making Very Just Wardrobe Set Filmmakers

Men starting out have so many options of filmmakers to connect with artistically and be shepherded by and collaborate with. I just didn't have an older, more experienced me to help me. So I hope all the women making movies now are aware we have the opportunity to be that to new filmmakers. Susanna Fogel

Hope Me Women Opportunity Men Older Collaborate Out More New Making Making Movies Options Just Experienced Movies Help Connect Many Now Aware Starting Filmmakers

'Sholay' can be given so many interpretations. I have seen this film so many times since the time I was a kid that I think that there could be 50 lovely interpretations to this film. Different filmmakers can give it so many interpretations, as it's a lovely film. Sushmita Sen

Time Seen Think Kid Give Given Could Since Times Different Lovely Many Film Interpretations Filmmakers

It is funny now, but in the beginning of my career, some of the films failed at the box office, and filmmakers stopped casting me, saying I am bringing bad luck to their film. Taapsee Pannu

Filmmakers Quotes

No more filmmakers quotes