Quotes About Filmmaking

I love being part of the movie-making process. There is magic. There is an element of mystery and unpredictability.

It makes sense for an actor to space out his releases. But filmmaking is unpredictable.

By the time I got to 'St Vincent,' I had shot so many scenarios I was ready for anything - I've shot kangaroos, I've shot dogs, cats, crowds, fight scenes, stunts, comedy, drama, handheld, dolly, helicopter, crane - I just felt that there was nothing I was unprepared for.

Filmmaking requires the participation and cooperation of many people. It's unrealistic to expect that you're not going to be challenged by unforeseeable forces from every direction.

My dream is to continue filming until my body tells me to stop.

The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two.

I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.

Filmmaking is not a balancing act, although some directors think it is. I don't believe in it. I like ups and downs. They're the best way to translate my feelings to the screen.

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

People like me and Ozu get films made by hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.

Comedy is so fun. I don't know how these people can make movies and work on them for four months and they're these sob stories. I don't know how emotionally you get through that.

For me, filmmaking combines everything. That's the reason I've made cinema my life's work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.

I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning.

Crowdsourcing is an invaluable resource for filmmakers, but be prepared for an enormous amount of work.

I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really. And just releasing a film is hard.

Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel.

Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work.

I want to work with great filmmakers and great actors and get better as an actor.

I spent about a year and a half doing technical post work on 'The Fountain'. Although I do like the process, I think my favorite part of filmmaking is the actors.

Steven and I have worked together a lot and I'm far ahead of the curve than most people in knowing what he wants, but he knows far more than I know about what's important for the story. So, most of the changes he will make will involve story changes.

The influence of Steven Spielberg to my career is unquantifiable. Every day on the set with him is a master class in filmmaking.

The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.

The first person to make me realize there was someone behind the film was Steven Spielberg.

I can't impress people with the pedigree of obscure French filmmakers that got me into film. It was Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg. I really thought I wanted to make dumb action movies.