Films Quotes
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I turned down plenty of films which proved to be hugely successful. And, of course, I've also had plenty of experiences where everyone thought we were doing brilliant work and it ended up pretty horrific. Same as any actor, really.
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All of my short films are about marriages, and I think that this probably comes from some kind of unconscious fascination with my parents' story and what they went through.
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I have made almost as many films in England as I have in America. I will come back to England again and again.
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I collect all the reviews of the films I turned down. And when they're bad - I have to smile.
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For me, my realism has stood me over 15 years, so the kind of films that I have done has garnered enough respect for me to be able to survive the industry.
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I personally like to see films that are the work of as singular a consciousness as possible.
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I don't necessarily agree with everything I read about my films, but I wouldn't highlight a specific misconception: If people think this or that about myself or my work, they must have their reasons.
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After six, seven films, I started to get a little tired. Shooting takes a lot out of you.
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I also loved that there in Into the Forest was a beautiful balance to it, where they were strong and survivors and doing things in the film that we normally only see men do, but they were still human and vulnerable, and they still broke and had moments of weakness. That's something that we don't often get to see in these films, either.
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The Central Propaganda Department is the highest-ranking censorship agency in China. And it has control over everything from the appointment of newspaper editors to university professors to the way that films are cut and distributed.
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For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.
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My films are as much concerned with truth as anything in vérité. Maybe more so.
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A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.
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Horror films don't create fear. They release it.
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My films, no one else will do.
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I love romance. It goes back to the films I watched as a kid.
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Films always make everyone else rich save the author.
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When we started in the early '60s, football had a little bit of a tradition. But, they didn't have a mythology. And NFL Films, through our music and our scripts and our photography, created a mythology for the sport.
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A film like 'Kai Po Che!', 'Queen', 'Behen Hogi Teri' and 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' are not really independent films.
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What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?
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I'd rather not make films than make bad ones.
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I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.
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My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.
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Stuff I like is getting trashed and stuff that is being praised I think is terrible. I don't really feel in sync with what's happening, but at the same time, what I think keeps me afloat is that I try not to be, and don't want to be, very indulgent. I try to make the films as lean as possible, and to not spend a lot of time crawling up my own ass creatively.
