Movies Quotes
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I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors.
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I did have an offer to direct one of the Alien movies but I wasn't too excited about all the effects work.
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I've always loved film, and it started with Pixar movies.
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You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.
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If you've been on the covers of some magazines and been in a few movies that have been seen by people, for some reason, women seem to be drawn to you.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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I am a huge zombie fan. I have probably seen the George Romero movies 100 times each, without exaggeration.
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I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
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The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger, but I'm interested in those subjects for sure.
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Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles - poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that.
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It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.
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Steven Spielberg was my idol growing up. I knew that all of his movies have a very specific message and point of view, and the always are really epic.
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I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.
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When you mutilate movies for mass media, you tamper with the hearts and minds of America.
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They have so many great horror movies made in the '80s. I mean, the old-school horror is so good.
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My only experience with American things is through movies.
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When people say they take hits and flops in their stride, I personally feel that they are just lying. Of course, I'm upset when my movies flop. I take it very personally.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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If I met Jack Nicholson, I would probably get a little flustered. Not going to lie. I've watched his movies since I was so young. Such a fan.
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Hollywood is a roulette wheel. Each project dictates what's going to happen for you next, and it doesn't really matter that your project is critically acclaimed or won awards or has fans worldwide. It's a matter of how many movie tickets and DVDs and on-demand movies that you sell.
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If you're sick, watch funny movies.
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Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.
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I just went to see too many movies and I sat in too many dark matinees watching those old serials.
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The movies and the parts I'm being offered are becoming better and better.
