Film Quotes
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I believe in three-act structure. When I say that to novel people, or people in the world of books, they go, 'Well, that's a film thing.' However, even a good joke has three acts.
Stephen J. Cannell
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There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of something that I do, let alone critics.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.
Alicia Keys
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If you can't categorize a film for a studio, it's really difficult for them to wrap their heads around it and give you the money.
Sandra Bullock
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Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're rushed in the editing stage, most of my early films are flawed in the cutting
Satyajit Ray
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When I'm promoting a film, I'm not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.
Tom Cruise
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Theatre is organic, film is not. Theatre you come every day and you work with a group of people and you're are all up for it and you all get to do the whole thing every night, be it two hours or three hours. In film you work in two or three minute bits and it's never in chronological order and then someone takes that away and makes it look like it all happened, or that you gave that performance.
Kevin Spacey
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I get better roles in television. I'm not going to do a lesser role just to be in a feature film.
Jaclyn Smith
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With 'The Karate Kid' especially, there's been so many references and visual images from that film, you know? Who knew that 'Wax on, wax off' would become part of the American lexicon?
Ralph Macchio
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I loved the Disney films, and Sterling Holloway was one of their chief talents. He never had to put on a voice, and that's what Mike [Mitchell] and I encourage. I love the voices that have a unique texture, but it's their real voice.
Walt Dohrn
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I’m willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I’m willing to put my life before movies.
John Travolta
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I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure.
Kate Mara
