Quotes About Cinema

I never thought we'd live in an age where we'd get to 2008's 'Iron Man,' which I think is a perfect movie.

We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics, but often they are the best-made movies you're going to find in terms of craft. You can't scare people if they see the seams.

The irony is that we're really good at comedy in Britain, but for some reason, we make very few comedy films. And when we do, they're either quite American in style, or very Richard Curtis. And I like Richard Curtis, but I think only Richard Curtis should write Richard Curtis films, and other people should try and find their own style.

To make a good film is an art. Gender is irrelevant when it comes to craft of filmmaking.

If a film is entertaining, it will work irrespective of anything. It should be entertaining and engaging; otherwise, it becomes a documentary.

When I see good films not doing well, irrespective of my role being appreciated or not, I have a problem because then the producer who has made a loss will never believe in investing in good cinema.

If I want to watch a film, I will watch it irrespective of the medium it is available on.

Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.

When you make an exploitation film, you always want to have a real issue. That's how they were always done.

'Harry Brown' is good - and I love 'The Italian Job.'

There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.

I'm a big fan of Italian neo-realism and all of that stuff.

Everything that goes outside the rules of Italian cinema has always been cursed.

When I make an American movie it's going to come out all over the world-it doesn't happen the same way for an Italian film or a French film.

I listen to Morricone, the famed Italian film composer, while I'm working.

People think that the Italians invented neorealism, but actually, Humphrey Jennings did. He was revolutionary in using non-professional actors in his films, and he got extraordinary performances out of them.

I believe in cinema! Unfortunately, 90 per cent of Hindi cinema is non-cinema. Only marketing works here. Even the item songs in these films are an extension of marketing.

Items numbers have become a part of movies.

Akira Kurosawa, David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock were the main inspirations for 'Samurai Jack,' along with a lot of '70s cinema.

Martin Scorsese, everything he does, I've got to see. And Jack Nicholson, I've got to see what he does.

There's people saying that 'Jackie Brown' was a blaxploitation movie, when there's nothing at all blaxploitation about it other than Pam Grier being in it.

I have played father to Jackie Shroff and Rishi Kapoor.

I've scored all the movies that Jacques Audiard has directed. It's a long love story between us, trying to find a voice that would belong to his films only.

As an artist, I am here to get involved in meaningful films. But that does not mean only films like 'Arabikkadha' should be made. If you give an overdose of such films, the subject will become jaded.