Film Quotes
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I come from Holland, and there's a lot of nudity in film there.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in.
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To make a successful film from a successful play is probably much more difficult than making one from scratch, just as any carpenter will tell you that it is more difficult to restore an old house than to build a comparable new one.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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I got a call from Tom Hanks, who directed That Thing You Do!, when he was done cutting that film. I was like, "Oh, my god. Tom Hanks is calling me. This is amazing!" And then, of course, he was calling me to tell me that I was barely in the movie. But I'll never forget it - and this is why he's Tom Hanks, because he's got such a way with words.
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There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was trying to do sketch comedy in my stand-up, which is still kind of what I am doing now. To go full-circle here, it's kind of like one-man sketch.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, as I am not fully standing behind it.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.
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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.
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Every so often, we - women in film and TV - get annoyed and frustrated. We kick up a fuss and make some gains. But then we become complacent, and things slide backwards again until the next generation comes up and gets frustrated again.
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Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.
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I am disabled, so I can't travel, and I have not been to any development meetings, but Gary and the others affiliated with the film keep me updated on everything.
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When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love.
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When I show a film at a festival, I am showing myself. Everything is at stake for me.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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I have always found clowns really fascinating, especially on film. Even as a kid I was never scared of them.
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'Jurassic Park' and 'Star Wars' shoved me into loving sci-fi and film in general when I was a barely coherent 3-year-old. And 'Lord of the Rings' took me to another planet entirely. Before that series, I knew I loved writing, but after, I knew that I had to write.
