Film Quotes

I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch.

No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was about two kids in Ireland who went around killing people. It was called Travelers, and it was made as an independent film.

I don't know what my favorite film of mine is... But I think the most important film I was in was 'Glory'.

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money.

I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.

I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls.

An actress in a film starts every day with an hour and a half in front of a mirror, with hair and make-up and costumes.

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.

No, it's interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think it's a good idea; it needs to respect the original idea. Don't just take the title and change everything else.

I prefer film and that's what I think I'm gonna put my focus on.

I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one.

Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today.

I've done movies with Oliver Stone and Michael Mann. And I've done quite a few dramas in my time, from the theatre to film work. I just think the audience is used to seeing me on 'Saturday Night Live,' and 'K-9,' and 'Curly Sue' and of course, 'According to Jim.' I think that my comedies have been the most popular.

On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.

The least consideration of any film I've ever worked on is who is right for it.

I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.

Digital video is so beautiful. It's lightweight, modern, and it's only getting better. It's put film into the La Brea Tar Pits.

You learn on every film so much.

I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting.

One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). It's why he found shooting on set boring - because he had already composed the film in his head.

Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a better one tomorrow. Writing a novel and doing stand-up - that stuff is very similar.

But that's something that I like about scoring film: it makes me reach out of the parameters of my self, it requires me to do things musically that I wouldn't normally do left to my own devices.

Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste.

Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I think the Chainsaw remake is very good and captures the spirit of the original film. It's true to the tone of the original, to the point that it's almost a companion piece.

Romeo Must Die was the first film that I did where I was able to just be free as an actor.