Quotes About Cinema

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.

For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.

I find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films.

Zhang Yimou is one of the best directors on mainland China.

I've worked with a lot of great directors.

A lot of directors understand everything but the story.

I guess I like a lot of directors. Or at least I try to.

I was such a big 'Dirty Dozen,' 'Where Eagles Dare,' 'A Bridge Too Far' - all those kinds of movies I loved.

If you see films which have been successful over the last 10 years, the women in them have been in their 20s. 'The Dirty Picture' and 'English Vinglish' are two I can think of. But there are very few good roles for women in their 30s.

I think starting a cinema career late in life has more advantages than disadvantages.

It seemed wrong to look forward to watching a man cut his arm off, and especially weird having dined at a carvery before going to the cinema, but Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' didn't disappoint.

It is disappointing to find that music in Malayalam cinema is drifting away from its strong melody-base.

I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

I believe that we will elevate and differentiate the discourse of cinema the more we discuss image creation in specific terms.

Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies.

I don't think I have tried to give any message through 'Mulk.' But I have put certain things on the table which are usually discussed in the living rooms, not in our cinema.

I think the British industry is set up to support British film, if we make films that enable them to support it. If you don't make a commercial film, distributors can't get behind it. If they don't get behind it, the film doesn't do well.

How often do we get to go to the biggest cinemas in the world and see diverse actors make up the majority of the cast?

It is very difficult to make films like 'Madras Cafe' in India, given the diverse nature of the country.

I feel the wall that divides films screened online and in the cinema is becoming less and less significant.

Nobody expects girls to do something smart or give one liners in a film.