Top 1200 Classic Films Quotes & Sayings - Page 8

My films require that the spectator ask the big existential questions. If you're not interested of turning inwards for answers, my films won't fulfill their whole purpose.

I have regional films, Bengali and Telugu, but always wanted to do a Marathi film especially because I think this industry makes the best comedy films.

In Tamil or Malayalam, there was a time when light films ruled. Then, a spate of drama or women-oriented stunt films followed.

I like superhero films, and I love Star Wars movies, but I want to make sure there's a wide diaspora of films getting made.

I love doing short films because they're much more intimate and there's far less waiting around than on the bigger films.

All I know is that Salman has signed 80 percent of my films without reading the script, and almost all our films have done well.

No matter how many films a filmmaker makes, there would be very few films that are truly great, where he has got everything right.

Instead of signing 10 films a year, I'd rather do a couple of films where I can give my best performance and am appreciated by audiences.

I'm not making films for middle aged journalists, who are mostly men. I make films that hopefully entertain people, where they can learn something about life.

There are films where the promos reveal all the punches and when you go to watch the film you feel like having seen it all. Such films don't last after a good opening.

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 was the first person from my family to enter films. So, everything connected with films was new to me, including fans and fan clubs.

I was 13 when I first saw my mum's films. There were these boys who said to me, 'Your mum makes sexy films,' and I said, 'She doesn't.' Then I watched them and my mum makes sexy films! I'm a huge fan of my mum.

Pornography, it seems to me, is no different from war films or propaganda films in that it tries to make the visceral, horrific, or transgressive elements of life consumable.

Films portraying successful black people getting married are great, but films that only show one aspect of our culture, bother me.

Culturally, I remember listening to Salil Chowdhury's music for Malayalam films. Many Bengali actors have worked in our films, too.

I will not leave my South films for a Hindi film. I want to be sincere to my South film makers and commitments. Only if my dates are not clashing with any of my South films will I do Hindi films.

I think my films kind of walk this line that I'm proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my youth, which were far more commercial.

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the freedom that you can't really find in American films.

I'd like to get into the superhero genre. I'd love to do either a DC or a Marvel character. I just love the way they're approaching these characters in these films. I also would love to get back into some romantic films. I love romance films, especially between people of color, because we don't really explore that enough. I would love to do that.

I think maybe written films are better than real films. You can see them in your head and yet everything is exactly as you want it to be.

When you are a pan-Indian actress, you are doing films in different languages and invariably, you end up not signing films in one language or the other for a brief period.

Having a couple of films that were successful internationally has made the film community aware of the films coming out of Greece.

I was lucky to work with Gamechanger Films, who are a consortium of investors financing films directed by women. This is a company that puts their money where their mouth is.

All this while when I was not seen in Hindi films, I did a lot of regional cinema. I was a part of various Gujarati, Punjabi and Bhojpuri films.

I have always acted in films where women have an equal, if not bigger, role than mine. Don't the kind of films you do reflect your personality?

I think early in my career, I didn't choose films that were crappy films, necessarily, but I didn't go out and campaign for smaller, better roles.

There's a lot of crap out there. Most of the science fiction films alone are abominations, you know. They're mindless. So you can't learn from those kinds of films.

I find it difficult to direct myself in my films and so I avoid taking on any major roles in my films as I feel my judgement might be flawed.

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the freedom that you can't really find in American films

I'm happy that the kind of films I'm doing right now is reaching a wider audience, and I'm looking forward to direct Hindi films as well.

At the end of the day, my bread and butter comes from films, so I have to work in films that may not have a great script, but give me a fat pay cheque.

There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized.

I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me.

I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.

By being part of films like 'Judwaa 2,' I can ensure that I garner more fans, who'd then want to watch me in other powerful films.

The second-grade films - where are they? No more are they made, and yet they were by far the best films for holding hands at, and wasn't this always the main purpose of the cinema?

I've always been against the idea of dividing films between festival titles and popular movies. I think you can make films that are both.

When I grew up my role model was Will Smith. I wanted to have my own TV show, do films where I can do comedy and big films such as 'I Am Legend'.

I like voice-over in films, and most of my films have been voice-over films.

I've got a varied taste in films. I love a good horror movie - the first few 'Saw' films for example - but I also like comedies.

There are films that are difficult. There are films that would actually affect your personal life because of the length of the production, how long [you're away] from the family.

Sometimes, I shot for four films but none of them released because of various reasons. So, I started becoming conscious about the kind of films I do.

The kinds of films that I'm used to doing are independent films. They're very small character-driven pieces, and there isn't as much spectacle involved.

Becoming that guy who does one thing is not very interesting. I'm lucky and proud to have been involved in period films and action films.

I am honored and lucky to be one of the first films funded by Gamechanger Films, a consortium of investors who finance movies directed by women.

I never think there's any competition between films. I root for everybody's films. I especially have a fond place in my heart for graphic novels and comics.

At times I do feel that there is some issue with child actors because in all my films my performance has been appreciated but the films have not created magic at the box office.

When you're talking about who is doing the most exciting and interesting horror films of the last 20 years, it's Japan. I mean, they are making amazing films.

We should release films without revealing the director's name, as his or her gender would not be a barometer to watch those films.

If 'Trek' is a hit, we'd love to do a series of films - a regular event. Look at James Bond's films. They've been around since the early sixties.

Festivals are where I see other peoples' films, where we talk, where I get to learn what was working about the film, I get to have a discussion with viewers... and people who enjoy reading films - I enjoy reading other peoples' films, and what discussions can come of that.

Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input.

I did two films that have a great following. One is 'Caddyshack,' one is 'Tron.' To tell you the truth, most people don't know that it's me in both films.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I'd be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

All my films have found distribution and prestige in the Japanese market, so I actually feel my films are very well received and seldom misunderstood.

There have been a few little films I'd done like that that the studio just decided not to do much with, films like Anywhere but Here [1999] or Jeff, Who Lives at Home [2012]. Thank God people find them later and love them. I'm always really drawn to people who have seen these strange little films.

I hate when they portray women as just sex symbols in short skirts, running around playing dumb. I refuse to watch such films or be in such films.

I want to develop women-oriented films because, in most of the films, 70 per cent of the focus is on heroes and the rest on the heroine.

I think indie films have more of a fresh, experimental vibe about them, whereas studio films know what they want and can basically get it.