Quotes About Film

My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.

My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.

The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.

I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.

Porn is somehow supposed to be real--something we never expect of film, by its very nature a technique of illusion. We expect porn to show us exactly what we dread about it: the truth of our desire.

You always want to make the best film you can. If anything I feel more relaxed after the Oscar. I feel like I have a chance to just tell the stories I want to tell and it's actually been really nice.

I don't think there's any money to be made doing something that's that contemporary without having a spin on it. If there's a London riots film with zombies, that'd have more chance.

Cinema's characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind.

Every day, we communicate more with our energy, body language, face and eyes. That really is what communication is, and not so much words. And it's rare that you get to explore that in a film.

I like sets that feel small. Sets that feel really big are difficult. When you're on a big set it feels like there's constant mis-communication.

That's the way I learned photography: You make your picture in the camera. Now, so much is made in the computer. ... I'm not anti-digital, I just think, for me, film works better.

Next thing you know, we're like the computer people for the movie industry in the Twin Cities

Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will seek it out and punish you.

I think when you write an enigmatic character into a film, you have to have real confidence that the audience are going to go with it.

I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.

Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.

I would be perfectly happy doing an indie film that had some really cool creative ideas.

Bad films gave me the courage to try making a movie

I think it takes a lot of courage to be able to direct a film. If you have that courage and that vision together, and you pick the cast that you believe will achieve your vision, you win.

My dad told me, 'Your movie's never as good as the dailies and never as bad as the rough cut.

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.

Three million hardcovers flew off shelves. Film rights sold in a frantic auction.

After the film it was raining, a light steady rain. Ruthless neon on the wet streets like busted candy.