Mike Leigh Quotes
The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.Mike Leigh
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For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.
Usain Bolt -
My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.
Tao Okamoto -
I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
Fionn Whitehead -
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.
Orson Welles -
Cultural tourism surveys consistently rate San Francisco's art industry as a core reason for visiting.
Gavin Newsom -
Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
Parker Posey
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I am the biggest geek and fan of film and TV, and I just go through phases.
Dacre Montgomery -
The 1910 Edison film of 'Frankenstein' was itself a dead thing revived by technology.
Kage Baker -
My boy cousins used to sit my older brother and me down and take us through a film-studies course. It included 'Tremors', 'The Goonies', and, of course, 'Star Wars'. That was when it began: sitting cross-legged watching as the opening crawl goes up the screen.
Felicity Jones -
After you pay your E-ZPass bill, there is no reason for the government to keep records of your travel.
Adam Cohen -
I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures.
Zoe Kazan -
My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.
Natalie Dormer
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I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to come back.
Daisy Ridley -
No, I've been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang.
Zooey Deschanel -
I actually feel like the phrase 'big in Japan' is not appropriate for me. The reason is that there are more people who sympathize with my practice in America than there are domestically in Japan.
Takashi Murakami -
I love actors.
Cameron Crowe -
I look for roles that allow me to immerse in different worlds, immerse in worlds that are different from mine. Then, when you finish a film, you're a different person. I look for that. I look to be impacted, to be transformed, changed by my roles. That's why I do this.
Edgar Ramirez -
Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period.
A. R. Rahman
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You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.
Vera Farmiga -
Actors have to protect each other in a way. The idea of humiliating another actor or being humiliated myself is devastating.
Nicole Kidman -
There's a lot of people I'd love to work with at some point, but I think the song has to be the right thing. It has to be the right fit.
Jason Aldean -
Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there's always beer.
Norm MacDonald -
The reason my films work is because every actor on set is very secure. They're able to fly.
Mike Leigh