Quotes About Film

ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.

Red Alert' is a gripping cold war bomber-command procedural. But read now, you can see 'Dr Strangelove' - the film which took the book as source material - peeping through the gaps.

In a film, you only have a finite amount of time, and you're so concerned with saying what happened and making it a gripping short story with a satisfying ending.

Of course, 'True Grit' is a Western, but we never considered our film a classical Western and honestly never thought about genre at all. We didn't talk about John Ford or Sergio Leone, even though we like their films. Really, we were driven only by our enthusiasm for Charles Portis's book.

I couldn't imagine 'True Grit' in 3D. I think the idea is sort of absurd.

One of the main reasons I wanted to do 'Freefall' was that it's a complete contrast to what people see of me from being in the band. It's a gritty role and a gritty film.

I'm just glad to be part of groovy films.

When I was grounded, I wouldn't be allowed to go on set. That's how much I loved it.

My 13 year old, my girl Missy, has made four feature films. She's the most grounded, level-headed kid.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

I'd never really considered film. If I'd thought about film more growing up, I probably would have changed my name. I had no concept of my name in lights.

There's an incredible comfort level that I have on film sets because it's where I've grown up.

I've done a lot of theater work that has been quite diverse. I feel very fortunate to have had many different people think of me in many different ways. So, as an actor that's all you - all I want is diversity. So far in film and television work I have done has not been as diverse, and I hope it grows to be.

If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie.

No one can guarantee success of a film.

Can I tell you what I really believe is the reason everybody wants to work with us? I believe they sign on because they're almost assured that it's going to be a very commercial film. A Burt Reynolds film is a guarantee of exposure... And also, we have a lot of fun.

You can't always expect to work with a director who guarantees success.

A film has a beginning, middle, and an end. There is a certain amount of time that you have to embody these people. You know the entire story arch. But on TV, you have to let your guard down. You don't know how long the show is going to last. There is this excitement that comes with developing a character long-term.

I just love 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' man.

In Latin America, cinema has always been a bourgeois activity, I guess, as it is everywhere. It's just a stupidly expensive art form, and there is nothing you can do about it.

I guess 'Scarface' was the Cuban Al Pacino.

Chris Guest movies are funny.

If I'm asked which is my favourite character to play, I'll definitely say Rosy from 'Guide' because I feel she is very real.

Aspects of guilt or handwringing that one might expect in a film set in the '50s about women who discover their love for other women - a lot of these things are not in 'Carol.'