Quotes About Movies

Everyone has an idea that they think would be a great movie. Everyone has a cousin who they think you should work with.

I didn't want people to think I'm just in the movies, where you make money and wait around for 13 hours before you get to do 20 minutes of work.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

I love horror movies, so it's a real treat to be able to work on a television show of that genre, and have it actually be really, really good.

The movies have a way of seeping out there over time. We don't put them in 2,000 theaters. It wouldn't work that way.

I love going to the movies and being moved emotionally. I like my work, singing and writing in my journal.

I guess I judge my films by how pleased I am with the work I do, so it's kind of on another level. If they do well at the box office, then that's great. Then I'm really pleased about that too.

It's different if you're a painter. You can hidethe ones that don't work. You can't do that with movies. They tellthe story of who you are at the time, and that's the wonderful thingabout it.

My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.

It was nice to be reminded of how much hard work goes into movies, and how as a director, it's your job to acknowledge and channel that hard work. She's amazing at that.

Larry Kasdan has made some of my favorite movies of all time so just to be working with him was a pleasure. Now that I have, I not only respect his work but I just love and respect him as a person.

There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch TV who don't want to work.

I have always tried to work with first-time actors since my first movie. I always like to do movies with debutants.

I'd love to win trophies, be in movies, have a body of work I'm proud of and find a way to enjoy it along the way. Success is probably a more of a complicated thing than that.

Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't. I never know how successful a movie is going to be - when you make a movie you're always hoping for the best.

I don't worry about overexposure [in work], I think it's important just to go in, and think about quality work and try to put the best movies out.

It's hard work making movies. It's like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it's emotional, tense work. If you don't really love it, then it ain't worth it.

I'm just looking to be in the best movies possible and do the best work possible and try to become a better actor and make better movies.

I would love to work in international movies just because the talent all around the world is great. There's a lot of good talent and the audience base is bigger.

You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason.

If we based everything in Hollywood on who was a nice guy, holy moly, we would have no movies. No actors would work. This is not an industry that is ruled by kindness and generosity.

Talk about a struggling artist having to work against enormous odds ... But I love movies so much, so I'm going to do it.

I only made two studio movies, that was a long time ago and obviously I removed myself. I think some of that is geographical. I live in New York and I want to work there, it's as simple as that.

I want to be happy while I make movies and not just do things just to work. I want to do things I spend years on.