Quotes About Film

Fundamentalists of both religions had instantly sought injunctions banning the film from being shown

I'm not much interested in sport just as sport. I wouldn't be interested in making a golf film or baseball or fishing film.

On set is where I feel comfortable. The red carpet stuff, talking about the film, explaining your own life, it doesn't come naturally. It's all necessary stuff I suppose but it's not my strength.

Simplicity is the strength of the film. It is an emotion-packed film with simple things knitted together beautifully.

If I do a lot of television, than I miss theater. If I do a lot of theater, than I miss film. This global thing of performing arts gives me strength.

I don't know if I always want to be in front of the camera. I love producing, I love the camaraderie. I love the adventures. I love the stress.

I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.

When you go to a film festival as an audience member, it's so much fun. But when you bring your own film there, you carry so much stress and excitement.

When you're working with film and you hear that mag starting to roll and you know that there's thousands of dollars just spinning around, it's another stress element, which I don't enjoy at all.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

The reason we shot it was that the script was geared to Las Vegas and it was something commercial that we wanted to have in the can in case Butterfly was a success and we needed a follow-up.

I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.

At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again.

Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.

There's no independent satisfaction without the success of the film itself. The feel that you have done the best you can to support the film.

I'd say the film to avoid is a director's second film, particularly if his first film was a big success. The second film is where you've really needed to have learned something.

The prime motivation in making almost any film is success, because film is the art form of the 20th century.

All the difficulties surrounding the making of Mars et Avril actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!

It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.

Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders

Some films are slices of life, mine are slices of cake