Film Quotes
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I am the biggest geek and fan of film and TV, and I just go through phases.
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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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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
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I deliberately, in a way, went for something that was a huge challenge and was a big period film. I was excited about the canvas on which I could tell the story as much as the story itself.
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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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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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Let's say there are things about 'G.I. Joe' that you specifically expect and some things that need to be in the film at certain points, whether it be relationships or certain costume aspects.
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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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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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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 always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.
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My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film.
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I'm Method trained. How is this character like me? What does she think of her mother? What does her mother think of her? It's like construction, and then, yes, you hope you're talented and that the universe aligns and captures the kind of laborer's work you've done and whatever else sprinkles down on you, and it's all caught on film or onstage.
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Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?
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The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.
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American films are less American every day, because you have to please a world audience. There's less authenticity, so it's more accessible.
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I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
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I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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For all its flaws, 'The Hands of Orlac' really is a seminal film, and if you're partial to that particular B-movie subgenre of Demon Body Parts, you really ought to see it.
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I'm not a big guy anyway. I'm only, what, 150 pounds? I was 190 for 'Batman,' 179 for 'Warrior.' Films make you look big.
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At the Hong Kong festival, we were co-producers of the opening film, 'Aberdeen,' which is the third part in a popular movie series.
