Film Quotes
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There's a lot of crap out there. Most of the science fiction films alone are abominations, you know. They're mindless. So you can't learn from those kinds of films.
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I love that this film Into the Forest has a balance.
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I really like the animated film process. It's kind of like doing a play, because you can experiment with it, rewrite it, screen it, go back, then work on it a little bit more. If the joke doesn't work, you can fix it. It's different from a live action movie.
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All of my favorite directors are coming from a singular perspective, and I think that's been very lacking in film.
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Rather than making that a good project, I like to make the kinds of films that children can understand in five minutes what the film is about.
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Most of the female-directed films, if they got distribution, would have fewer dollars to support the film and play in fewer theaters than the men. Because the female-directed films go to smaller companies. So the gap starts widening.
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If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.
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I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.
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I was shooting for 'Maaya' when I got a call from John Abraham's office. They told me about the film and asked if I could audition. But since I was shooting, I recorded my audition and sent them the tapes. The next thing I know, I was on board.
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Hollywood was a good influence because I was madly in love with films, and the films had a direct influence on me.
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I have tremendous faith that there will be greater films to come.
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I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film.
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I won't be able to do a film just for bad reasons, for money or for - I just can't. If I have one more where I feel I can bring you something, I will do it.
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I've realised that to make a successful film, you have to be with a unit which is happy and positive from the beginning.
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It was never a deliberate decision to make films about the 'woman experience'.
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'Elf' has become this big holiday movie, and I remember running around the streets of New York in tights saying, 'This could be the last movie I ever make,' and I could never have predicted that it'd become such a popular film.
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As an actor, I want to do something I will be remembered for. I think Maaya is that kind of film.
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Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art - it's a fun group activity.
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When I talk to film students, I always say, "Buy the DVDs and listen to the commentaries, look at the making of, look at the behind-the-scenes," because that's such a great learning tool.
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You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
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Film still looks way better than digital.
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My favorite films are ones that have my lines in it, and I like those lines. And I like to hear them.
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That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
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In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.
