Quotes About Film

And then it came to me, as one of the redcoats, knocked flat by a fleeing Scot, rose and shook his fist theatrically after the horses. Of course. A film! I shook my head at my own slowness. They were shooting a costume drama of some sort, that was all. One of those Bonnie-Prince-in-the-heather sorts of things, no doubt. Well.

A lot of people don't know the passion I have for Asian American cinema.

Nooooooo... favorite film, that's like asking if you have a favorite kid!

'On the Road' is another one of those, a film in which the audience has a very clear idea of who they think your character is, so you know you are asking for it. But that's the challenge.

It's not easy for a film to tell a story of the experiences of an entire society. However, from an individual's perspective, it is possible to tell one aspect of an entire society's story.

I started to shortcircuit because I had high aspirations for the film. I never told anybody that.

I know when I was 9 and 10, I was watching films way beyond that age group, and it's what kids aspire to.

I started off as an assistant director in Mani Ratnam's 'Ayudha Ezhuthu' and 'Yuva.'

'Barfi!' was a beautiful film. I'm proud to be associated with it.

Oh, some of my films have been attacked with absolute vitriol!

Fukrey' was my first attempt at comedy.

I do my own make-up, even when I have to attend all these film events.

'Kochadaiyaan' is a fantasy film. It will attract not only children but everyone.

I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films.

I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.

'Richie' was my first Tamil audition and first Tamil film.

I always say I'll never make a film in Austin in summer, but I always end up here.

I grew up lower-middle class outside of Austin, I'm a white guy, and I write movies.

'Australian Rules' was such a beautiful film - it was art for me.

When Im older, I would love to write and direct something and work with Australian people.

I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic.

Making an authentic film about anything is difficult.

I have seen a lot of gay-themed films that didn't really express how I see being gay at this moment in the world. There never seemed to be a kind of authentic depiction of relationships.

For us, as actors, and even for the director, it gave us a sense of authenticity to what we were doing because we were talking about Hollywood and we were in Hollywood.