Quotes About Film

My roots are documentaries.

I would absolutely love to do another Baz Luhrmann film, especially a 'Moulin Rouge' type picture.

When I hear the news that the pirated version of my film is doing rounds, I cannot keep quiet.

'Rob Roy' was a great adaptation. It was a lot better than 'Braveheart.'

Bimal Roy never kept comedy out of the story line.

I Googled every actor from my favorite film 'Annie.' Albert Finney was also from Manchester and he went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - so I auditioned there, too.

I never liked the idea of the 'Royal Family' film. I always thought it was a rotten idea.

I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.

It's not my ambition to direct lots of films. I think if I direct one film in my whole life, why rush it?

There is no need to do a rush job on any film.

I've worked with David O. Russell.

I once did a film in Russia because I wanted to see what the hell was going on there.

I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are, I was born to do this; I was born for movies.

In film, you can have sad endings.

We take safety very, very seriously on every film I make, and that's why I've never had a serious accident or anybody killed when I make a picture.

I don't want to just do any acting role that comes just for the sake of getting in a film.

I don't love big films for the sake of big films. It's not been a career drive to get to that point.

Dhanush paid my salary in 2015 when I needed it to make 'Visaaranai.'

I'd like to do an action film like Angelina Jolie's 'Salt.'

I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!

The first time I heard Sam Cooke was in the 'Malcom X' film. I was with my father, and that's the first time I heard his song. I remember my father telling me the story of Sam Cooke.

If you're making a film, you've got to have one eye to the audience and one eye to what excites you about it, and sometimes it's not the same thing.

All Blaxploitation is, is the opportunity for an African-American cast or lead actor or actress to do the same things that a white action hero gets to do.

Sarah Gavron is a fantastic director.