Film Quotes
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I want to do theatre and film and direct my own things and develop.
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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 reckon I closed down at least two films companies, one of which was in Ealing in the mid 1950s.
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Jen came first, and then they wanted to cast somebody that would... Kevin liked the idea of having a kind of The Ghost of That Character kind of haunt the movie in a way throughout, by having Raquel look so much like her. And also, it was sort of serendipity. I mean, she was also the best actress. I mean, as you can see Raquel has a pretty appealing, engaging kind of precocious, sparkly quality that's... it was just luck really that she happened to the film.
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Actors can be very precious about their work and their scenes, but I think good actors have a strong understanding of narrative and are very often not as precious about that stuff. They just can't be because they understand what makes for a better film, and that it's the job of the actor to work toward that, and then if you want you can go to acting class or workshops. But making movies is not workshops.
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The first film role I deliberately chose to play after I came out was a raging heterosexual, John Profumo.
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To get a film in Cannes is a real honor. To have it play and not get booed is a real relief.
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I think that every male actor fantasizes with a boxing film.
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Boyapati is one of the few directors who can pull off a masala film like 'Sarrainodu'.
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Film is like a colony and there are very few colonists.
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So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it; I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around.
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In the film, I'm not very mobile, like in the space suit.
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Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.
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A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.
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The first two projects I did out of my dorm room were mock film soundtracks.
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Quentin Tarantino is a genius. I want to do every single film with him.
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They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.
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I was going to become a youth worker because I do voluntary work with the kids in the little village where I live. I make little films with them and stuff when I'm not working. I thought, I'll pack it in then and go and do something I love doing, and get a regular job because I've got two kids and a mortgage.
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I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies.
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Wes Craven is obviously a horror film icon so I was definitely very interested in bringing something back to life that Wes had created.
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One of the great things going on in Chicago is the educational facilities here. And the largest film school in the world is right here in Chicago: Columbia College.
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Usually, at the end of a film it's like I've finally gotten to know this person completely, and then we're done. That actually happened on the set of Twilight, and then it happened again on New Moon. Each time my character Bella became a different person, and I got to know that person and take her to the next level.
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When you're struggling to get a feature film off the ground, there's no big overarching tenure plan or anything like that.
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I'm not being really intelligent in my film choices; I'm just landing the opportunity when it comes.
