Quotes About Film

I have seen my father and his journey and how he got his first film. That was a sense of achievement for him.

I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks.

My dad was a theater major, and he's acted, and he's done so much television and radio and film, and seeing how much fun he had doing that totally made me want to try.

I acted in my first film while in my second year of degree college, in 1978.

I am extremely proud of the fact that I have acted in art films.

Although I've acted in several films, dancing has always been my passion.

I would love to do an action film.

Personally, I always wanted to do a rom-com or an action film.

I want to do an action film, I would love to do a period drama, a biopic, a crime story.

People don't want to always see a comedy or an action film. If the film in a particular genre is made well, then it will see its share of success.

I've always been really into action movies. Since I was little, that was my favorite type of film.

I'm not a fan of action movies.

There are a lot of action movies with very little comedy.

I just love action movies. People are like, 'What comedy movies did you grow up watching?' And I'm like, 'Not many.'

I've always wanted to do action movies.

I think I want to produce action movies.

I like movies, action movies. I definitely would be an actor in Hollywood.

I come from a space where I wouldn't say all, but most of the films have really shortchanged women. I don't mean just the actresses, even just depicting us in that culture.

Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.

I didn't really get involved too heavily with being an actual film person.

I am constantly asked, 'What's the difference between acting in the theater and acting in film?' The only answer I can give is the space - you adapt to the space. But acting is acting.

'Bubba Ho-Tep' was an accidental story that turned out to be my first film adaptation, and it's still going strong in story and film.

Is an audience open to seeing a film that isn't what they expect when they see a film that's been adapted from a children's book?

Some writers get snooty about what happens when their books are adapted to film, but I don't feel that way.