Quotes About Films

There's a real kind of snobbery in the U.K. about horror films.

I'm not snobby about my movies; I just love all films.

Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks gave him the go-ahead on the next three films. But he was heavily dependent on the foreign market.

T.V. is the place to do the kind of films that were done in the 40s and 50s: the little guy against the system. There are so many opportunities in T.V. to do more character pieces. Everything is so hard-edged in features.

I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.

No doubt, the most important thing in my career was my time with Mr. Bergman, with whom I worked in so many films and also in so many stage productions, so it was a continuous working relationship and also a friendship, of course, that lasted for so many years.

The so-called intellectuals don't like my films.

And in fact, Soviet films, which flooded the cinemas of all Communist countries in that cruelest of times, were saturated with incredible innocence and chastity. The greatest conflict tat could occur between two Russians was a lovers' misunderstanding: he thought she no longer loved him; she thought he no longer loved her. But in the final scene they would fall into each others' arms, tears of happiness trickling down their cheeks.

I love making genre films. It's something I've really been attracted to since I was a kid, mostly because, as a kid, it was forbidden fruit.

When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.

In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.

Basically, I love films where everything is great and life is good.

Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I love making films more than anything, but it's tough.

I love making things, like software, and films, and laughter. And working with Gus Silber, to make the Funny Business book, has been a fantastic journey.

I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.

It's a funny thing with the inspiration thing. There's always loads of music around that I absolutely love and films going back to when I started making film music in the mid-80's.

I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.

I love zombie films like Danny Boyle's '28 Days Later' - I thought it was so brilliantly done and so grounded in reality. I was definitely thrust into the zombie world watching that film.

I'd love to do music for films.

I love action films. It's my favorite genre.

I love horror films. And I like chick flicks! I like to approach the different genres of moviemaking and explore them. And you get a little better the more you do them.

Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love.