Quotes About Film

Sometimes you want to use the music in a clarity way to explain something in the film.

When I'm shooting, really the audience I'm thinking the hardest about is that first test screening audience who I want to like the film and that first opening weekend audience.

That's a very odd notion because it involves seeing money up there on the screen - if something cost $5 million to make, they want to see that $5 million up there.

When you do a film, all you want is to make the best film possible. You don't think about Oscars. But it's really flattering. Please, bring it on!

Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded of what it was. When was the last time you seen a movie about slavery?

Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple.

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

I think one day I want to be on the other side of the camera-maybe directing

When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you want to do it.

Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all.

The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that and do it really well, but the second film is not so easy.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so Im going to actually start working on my own.

Some people say that they read the first 20 pages, and then decide if they want to do the film or not. But, I have to read the entire thing cause anything can change in a script.

Watching a really good movie excites me, because it makes we want to get up off the couch and go shoot something and act in a scene.

If something rad is going on and it has to do with film, I want to be there. If it's getting coffee, I don't care. It's a passion of mine.

I'd quite like to do a film but I'd also love to do more theatre. I want to keep challenging myself with good roles. It's harder for women because there aren't as many challenging roles.

I dream for a living. Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to, and I see another movie I want to make.

Boxing is a great exercise ... as long as you can yell "cut" whenever you want to.

I'm satisfied with the way 'The Room' turned out, and I don't want to change anything.

When I first did 'The Fast and the Furious', I didn't want there to be a sequel on the first one. I thought, 'Why would you rush to do a sequel - just because your first film is successful?'

Film is where I want to end up, but I don't want to let go of theatre.

I have a day job. I can make movies when I want to.

If a script has that affect on me during a reading, then it is definitely a film I want to be part of.

I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people.