A Quote by Julia Leigh

I don't think good films have messages. — © Julia Leigh
I don't think good films have messages.
Every film by Will Smith, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Don Cheadle will have great acting and carry good messages in the film. The films starring those actors are the films I tell young people to watch for good acting and to view for quality movies.
Our films tremendously influence people. But at the same time, no one goes to the cinema to listen to lectures, so if you have an interesting story, and if you can showcase it as a film, and its messages are good, then it's like an icing on the cake: it shall be a superhit. And if I get those kind of films, I'll definitely want to work on it.
You have some great films every year, but for the most part, no one is making films with heavy messages or themes. People are afraid of doing that.
I like doing movies that have good messages and have good moral backgrounds to them and things like that - and send out positive messages.
We are what we have been told about ourselves. We are the sum of the messages we have received. The true messages. The false messages.
What's interesting is that I get messages from people who think I'm gone. I have messages like "Tony, we're so sorry. We loved you!"
I'm very passionate about making good films. I want to make good films for the whole world because I think it is one of the biggest inspirations for society.
It's scary to become a woman in this world. We have to understand that some of the messages we get, messages that we are not enough, are there to keep our power in check. We can't buy into these messages.
We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.
I think that the majority of messages are validating messages to confirm the survival of conscious. And many times that validation message is negative or sad.
I'm not a purist - I like films that are narrated and films that aren't, films that are beautiful and films that are clumsy but heartfelt. Mostly, I just like a good story and good characters.
I never try and send messages through my feature films; it's always naturally woven in and comes through on its own, as that's the way I think about society.
I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to.
With excessive digitisation, now, everyone is making films, which is good, but the makers think that they will quickly make films in digital and bag satellite rights but television channels buy satellite rights of notable films only. If we made fewer films a year, percentage of hits would be better.
I try not to look for messages in films.
I love looking at the old Bond films. Maybe it's purely out of reminiscence, the nostalgic things you think about. But there were some very good films made, and I think that the public has enjoyed them, too.
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