Film Quotes
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The 1910 Edison film of 'Frankenstein' was itself a dead thing revived by technology.
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The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.
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You should see me during an action film. I look like an abuse victim.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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One thing that the audience, and perhaps critics, aren't aware of is that, especially in a film like 'Moonlight,' you always shoot a lot more footage than makes the cut of the film.
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To have a film where there's an evil figure and a good person fights against the evil figure and everything becomes a happy ending, that's one way to make a film. But then that means you have to draw, as an animator, the evil figure. And it's not very pleasant to draw evil figures.
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'Bombay Velvet' is my most romantic film, it's my 'Titanic' or 'Gone With The Wind.'
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In film, you can't go into analytical explorations because the audience will reject that.
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Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.
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I've directed independent film.
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Film is like a colony and there are very few colonists.
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I've had horrible days where you wake up with a zit, and you have to film, and it's terrible.
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'Ek Main Aur Ek Tu' was a very special film for me. Imran and we complement each other very well. He is sugar, and I am spice.
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With a film, you know the beginning, middle and end of your character's arc. But on a TV show, you have no idea where they're going to end up.
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Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.
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I want to play a variety of different characters in different genres of film.
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The first two projects I did out of my dorm room were mock film soundtracks.
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If your film is in English, it makes it that much easier to get a wide release.
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When I was young I used to sit in the cinema thinking wouldn't it be great if you could have a film in which the characters were like real people instead of being like actors.
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I'm not being really intelligent in my film choices; I'm just landing the opportunity when it comes.
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Documentary film without nuanced journalistic sourcing risks being sensational, tendentious or broad-brushed.
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Acting gives you cosmic permission to take a trip in movies that lasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until the film is finished.
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When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.
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I used to do a lot of casual photography - back in the olden times when one used film - but it had fallen by the wayside over the years.
