Film Quotes
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When I was a film critic, the reason I kind of found it disenchanting was because the things that I wanted to talk about were the ideas in the movie, the theme of it, and contextual elements that weren't necessarily central to the story. But the only thing people really wanted was a plot description and how many stars I'd give it. It didn't matter how much effort you put into writing a piece, they looked at it solely as a consumer's guide toward going or not going to films.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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One of the best teaching experiences Ed Schein and I had when we were teaching at MIT in the 1960s was inventing a course on leadership through film.
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You know, with the film industry crews, there's an odd mix between a very technical and a very artistic approach to the work, and sometimes as a woman you have to be a little bit careful about how things come out because people don't really want to listen if it's in a certain emotional tone or too strong.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves!
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I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
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So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?
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News writes history from the perspective of politicians. Film writes history from the perspective of the people.
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Film is the medium for communicating not just ideas, but things of the heart.
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My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.
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People ask me about fighting in real life and, honestly, it wouldn't look as graceful as it does in film and TV.
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I was very excited to work with Nick Jarecki and, of course, to be in a film with Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon!
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.
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I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money. Even for a cheap movie, you need film stock and equipment and actors.
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I love moments in film where there's no dialogue, and somebody communicates something with a look that kills you. That's why I love going to the cinema.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I know that a lot of people take inspiration from the fact that I was just a common man with no film background who turned into a star.
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I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.
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When I do a horror or a fantasy film it all boils down to something in the script that surprises me. It could be a big thing or a small moment. If it's there I'll do it.
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Sometimes a time dictates what a film will be. Sometimes a film dictates what the time will be.
