Film Quotes
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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.
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The boundaries between contemporary art and cinema are so rigid. It's unbelievable. The film critics don't know my artwork and the art world doesn't know my films.
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The theater and film, they're like two completely different mediums.
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Your job is always the same if it's a juggernaut or if it's just one of these little jewels of a film that's gonna wind up at the Laemmle or something, so your job doesn't change whatsoever... give it your best shot.
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The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.
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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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I'm a novelist at heart. My sole intention is to write the best novel possible. I don't think about the film potential at all.
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I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.
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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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Film has always been where my heart is.
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TV is obviously so different from film: because it's a never-ending process, it keeps going; you keep receiving new pages.
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Through the history of my records, from when I started controlling the visual, I always used lower case letters for everything, I can't even explain why that is. The character is actually me, and I think once you see the film for the record, or see the video or really get in to the record, that will all sort of reveal itself to you.
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I don't really want a film as a present; you can get me a diamond ring.
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I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.
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My reaction to 3D is subtly. Things don't come out at you, but rather you - The audience come into the film.
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There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.
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Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas.
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A period film is a gift for a cinematographer.
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How has The Grand Illusion held up over the years? It is not enough to say that it has retained its power. Not only has the stature of the film remained undiminished by the passage of time (except in a few minor details), but the innovation, the audacity, and, for want of a better word, the modernity of the direction have acquired an even greater impact.
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I could be equally happy on a film set or in the middle of a field.
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I'm a big fan of film for one reason: because it is visual.
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I always saw photography as a way to get to film.
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The only way to ensure a film is going to sell is put Will Smith in it and you open it in 3,000 theaters and make sure we have all the top promotional spots in each venue.
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If the film is a hit then everyone shares the success. If it is going to be a disaster then it might as well be because of me, not because of somebody else.
