Quotes About Filmmaking

It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion. I'm very passionate about filmmaking. It's what I love to do.

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.

I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.

I am in love with the idea of doing a movie in 3D. I think 3D would be great for the story I want to do, in a realistic, normal story, using 3D on the emotions in a kind of intimate story.

I think there are advantages to different scales of filmmaking. You wouldn't want to do just one thing.

Every time I'm shooting a movie I want to kill myself. Because I don't see the light in the end of the tunnel.

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself - because you cant possibly please everyone.

I even agree with the new digital ways of filmmaking, where you don't even have physical film in the camera, but to be honest, I wouldn't want to use it.

I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

I don't like to be on a set and wait three hours, just to make some lighting adjustments. I like to shoot. That's what I want to do. I'd rather shoot something dumb than wait.

If everyone's comfortable, you can pretty much make any kind of movie that the director wants.

I'm someone who has a singular goal in making films; I want to tell a story. There are certain stories that I want to tell. Hollywood's never really been the ultimate goal for me.

I do love making films. I want to be a filmmaker that grows and progresses and does keep trying to push myself. I think that's it... and a bit of confidence maybe.

Often, people who want to make interesting films simply don't have the money to do it.

Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.

And over the course of the last six years, as I've directed more features and commercials, I've become better at articulating exactly how I want the audience to feel.

First of all, you make a movie that you want to see and then you just hope for the best.

I was into writing and directing. I was a bit of a reluctant actor. I would always ask friends to shoot or direct their movies, but then they'd want me to be in them.

I did Brad's first film The Take and I'm glad Brad [Furman] has not calmed down. I don't want him to ever calm down.

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there.

Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.