Quotes About Cinema

'Lincoln' was OK; I thought it was a rock-solid eight out of 10, but it shouldn't win all the awards.

I think, if you can, it's OK to put something in a movie because it makes you feel good.

When a script shows two individuals attracted to each other, why can't they kiss on screen? As far as the scene is honest, not meant to titillate the masses, and, most importantly, I am convinced about it, I am okay with it.

I've always really loved cinematography and glamorous old Hollywood movies and they go hand in hand.

I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.

I'm used to watching old movies of myself.

I love to watch old movies when I get time off.

I really like 'Gladiator.' I like 'The Dark Knight.' I really liked, when I was a kid, 'U.S. Marshalls.' I like funny movies, too. 'Old School' and 'The Hangover.' 'The Hangover' was up there; I liked it.

I enjoy the old-fashioned idea of, like, 'His Girl Friday' and 'Bringing Up Baby', those old movies.

I don't want to be known as the one who makes movies for older people.

People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she's playing a character role. Why can't they make a movie about a woman who's forty-five who's falling in love or getting divorced? Why does the leading role always have to be a woman who's twenty-three or twenty-eight?

I grew up with 2 older brothers, the oldest of which was big into film. Hanging around him got me seeing so much good stuff at an early age. Maybe a 10-year-old should not be watching 'Boyz N the Hood' like 10 times in a row? I don't know. But it probably shaped me in some way.

I'd love to make a horror movie, that's definitely where I want to be one day.

One day, I want to make a PG film.

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

Where do I begin with 'The Godfather?' It's like explaining why the 'Bible' is so popular. I'll always remember seeing the first one because it was the only time I went to the movies with my grandfather.

I grew up in L.A., and I don't think I've seen L.A. onscreen in a way that felt real to me. There are definitely movies, but they are few and far between.

I just want my music to involve an audience in what's taking place onscreen.

'Jai Lava Kusa' is my best look onscreen.

For me, 'Mommy' was about developing very humane characters that would be very credible and endearing and work onscreen.

A love story definitely demands a great onscreen chemistry between its actors.

So much European cinema has open arms to stories carried by women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. And America is a little behind in that.

In 1983, when I did 'Sindhu Bhairavi' and played the other woman, many men came up to me and said it opened up a lot to them. The film showed that a man and woman could have an intellectual and artistic relationship.

'Slumdog Millionaire' has truly opened newer avenues for India.