Quotes About Cinema

I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc.

James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies.

I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D.

I don't think it would be possible for me to respect people like Ridley Scott or James Cameron more than I already do. They're gods of filmmaking.

No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond.

When I was a kid, I wasn't looking at the small-budget films myself. I was looking at 'James Bond' and all the major films, so I still have that energy. I still love those films.

There's this guy: his name, Sedik Ali. He's like the African Kurosawa. You know how Kurosawa does stuff from feudal Japan? This guy does the feudal system of Africa.

When you're talking about who is doing the most exciting and interesting horror films of the last 20 years, it's Japan. I mean, they are making amazing films.

For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.

I don't see scary movies. I've never seen 'The Exorcist' or 'Jaws'.

It's easy to forget that when you take out all the shark stuff, 'Jaws' is a really beautiful human drama.

Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz.

I loved the films of Jean Gabin.

What I love about 'Mockingjay, Part 1' is that President Coin or Cressida could have easily been played by a man, and if you look at 'Interstellar,' the Anne Hathaway or Jessica Chastain roles would have been men years ago.

Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them.

It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.

I've done two movies with Jim Mickle. He's somebody that I'd love to do another movie with.

Movies were invented for Jimmy Cagney, and he was invented for the movies. A perfect match.

When I was younger, all my friends were older - John Ford, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant. I loved talking to those people.

My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh. We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but she was always watching their movies on TV.

I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set.

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others.

Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he's a marvelous man.

John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.