Films Quotes
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Of all the films I've worked on, that is among my favorites. It's an incredibly beautiful film. (Levinson) really captures what it means to be in a family and the ups and downs of that. He maps out beautifully how families moved from Eastern Europe to the United States and how they got broken up by the modern age.
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Old images and films are my main source of inspiration.
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The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.
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There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.
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It was apples and oranges. We wanted to give both films a leg up.
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When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.
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Even though some of the films I've made haven't been particularly commercial, I don't find them failures.
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I did important films when I was very young.
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In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.
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When I stepped out from doing films and had a dark period, I never did anything dark on a set, so I never made enemies on a set. I never was a bad girl on a set; I always considered films a really sacred space, so when I had my problems, I had them very much away from the film community.
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I'd always wanted to do a film than TV show because film is always where my heart has been. I like diving into the character for a few months, and then leaving it behind. I love the idea of that.
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Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.
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It's a kind of honour when I see how many people are imitating the style of how I make films.
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You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them.
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I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films.
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I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.
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Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.
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In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous.
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My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most films and records being made today - too many people involved. I think it dilutes the artist's intent and inspiration.
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Blocking and countering like they do in the films doesn't work, so don't bother trying.
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Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.
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There are very few films that I've ever seen in my life that would be as silent or vacant as something like Jeremiah Johnson, and that to me was unbelievably captivating. You can see the same about [The Outlaw] Josey Wales: there's very little dialogue, and yet it contains such a deep, rich story. I've always thought of the western as American storytelling at its best.
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There's the art house movies and the action movies and the chick films. I think the same thing's happening with actors.
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Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about.
