Quotes about Film-making

Film-making is a physically hard job. Votes: 2

Film-making was not at all what I had expected. Votes: 2

If you stay true to your ideas, film-making becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process. Votes: 2

I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring. Votes: 2

I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making. Votes: 2

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told. Votes: 2

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story. Votes: 2

I got into film-making because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of. Votes: 2

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Votes: 2

I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service. Votes: 2

I've never looked at film-making as a career. I've looked on film-making as an adventure. When you come down the mountain, you get ready to climb again. Votes: 2

I didn't know I wanted to do films until I started to do them. Very few films are made in Mexico and film-making belonged to a very specific group, a clique. Votes: 2

It's not good just to have life experience of film-making and that's all. It's hard to play a real person when you've been in jets and town cars for three years. Votes: 2

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible. Votes: 2

I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting 'Heaven' it was truly guerrilla film-making. Votes: 2

When I was little it was a great time for film-making, with stuff like Mike Nichols' 'Silkwood.' The films you see in that pre-secondary-school stage stay with you in a very particular way. Votes: 2

I use my film-making to work through my deep questions and my deep problems. I think I could watch each film and tell you exactly which part of my psyche I'm trying to work out. Votes: 2

I believe in fairy tales. They are the basis of all our performance of storytelling and film-making - when we twist the real events of the world into something that offers us hope - and I believe in that. Votes: 2

I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin. Votes: 2

In orthodox film-making, you never shoot sequentially - but with improv, obviously every move you make has a knock-on effect; it is a cumulative process. I have improvised, on the non-scripted 'Timecode.' It can become entirely indulgent: actors smashing crockery and competing verbally. Votes: 2

Now, more then ever, we have the ability to make films for almost nothing and that's broken down all barriers of entry. I think it's a new golden age of film-making. With that, there needs to be the ability to recoup investment dollars, people need to make money. Votes: 2

When you're writing, it's all up to you, and you don't have to make any compromises. And when you're directing, there's this intense pleasure you get from working with all these really talented people, and pooling the efforts towards a common goal. I like all the aspects of film-making. Votes: 2

I don't come from a film background. I haven't learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my profession. I want to learn about cinematography, about editing, about music recordings, about post-production. So when people in the know talk, I willingly listen. Votes: 2

I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes. Votes: 2

I absolutely refuse to accept the fact that any country in the world goes into a kind of film-making crisis. What happens is they lose confidence, they lose focus and the young film-makers of any particular generation can very easily get lost in that mix. It's happened in Italy, happened in France, happened in the U.K. during my lifetime. Votes: 2

I visualise what I want through meditation. The process of meditating is a great way of making sure I have my priorities sorted. It's not about money - I focus on my career and the kind of film projects I want to do. Film-making is a passion for me, and my mantra is that you should do what you love, and the money will follow. Votes: 2

I always find film-making a pleasurable experience. Votes: 0

When I'm making a film, I'm the audience. Votes: 0

Making your first feature film is actually impossible. Votes: 0

Making a film is an incredibly technical undertaking. Votes: 0

There shouldn't be any censorship on making a film. Votes: 0

I think making a good film shot is joyful. Votes: 0

In making love or a film, don't rush through. Votes: 0

I appreciate film actors who respect the film making process. Votes: 0

The audience is making the film and not the film-maker. Votes: 0

'Butch Cassidy' was the only film I ever enjoyed making. Votes: 0

I love film. I am very blessed to be making movies. Votes: 0

What I'm doing is making an action-adventure film of mythic proportions. Votes: 0

Film-making is like spermatozoa: only one in a million makes it. Votes: 0

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film. Votes: 0

For me, with me, making a film is always about humanity. Votes: 0

For me, with me, making a film is always about humanity. Votes: 0

Making a film is like learning the ropes all over again. Votes: 0

I'd be really interested in making a dramatic, low key 3D film. Votes: 0

When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue. Votes: 0

Every movie changes you. The process of making a film changes you. Votes: 0

The making of a human likeness on film is a political act. Votes: 0

We're making a commercial Hindi film catering to all types of audiences. Votes: 0

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making. Votes: 0

There are many untalented people making millions of dollars in the film business. Votes: 0

I was a sports fan long before I had any interest in film-making. Votes: 0

You know, in the film making business no one ever gives you anything. Votes: 0

When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity. Votes: 0

I'm obsessed by film. I'm obsessed with music and producing and making things happen. Votes: 0

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. Votes: 0

Personally making a film solely for the shock value serves no purpose to me. Votes: 0

I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies. Votes: 0

The greatest drawback in making pictures is the fact that film makers have to eat. Votes: 0

What is the point of making the film if the man doesn't marry the girl?. Votes: 0

Yes, there is some thought about making a film of My Name Is Asher Lev. Votes: 0

When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life. Votes: 0

Making a film is to make sure that everybody looks forward to coming to work. Votes: 0

I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making. Votes: 0

Making a film that is in seven days of one week is not a new idea. Votes: 0

Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step. Votes: 0

My goal is to keep making films and grow as a film maker; that's always my goal. Votes: 0

I couldn't imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world. Votes: 0

I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too. Votes: 0

There are many ingredients that go into making a film. It baffles me, what works and what doesn't. Votes: 0

Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc. Votes: 0

In the film industry you work very long hours, and making a film is a very intense process. Votes: 0

There's a great freedom you get when you're making TV that you don't get when you're doing film. Votes: 0

The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran. Votes: 0

Every film is difficult. Making films, you're always going to have problems, there's always going to be challenges. Votes: 0

There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in making a $60-million studio film with a bunch of 24-year-olds telling me what to do. Votes: 0

Theres plenty of great independent films to do, but you cant support yourself making independent film as an actress. Votes: 0

Completing a piece of art and using all of the elements of making a film, was satisfying, for sure. Votes: 0

There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point? Votes: 0

Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money. Votes: 0

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea. Votes: 0

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing. Votes: 0

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing Votes: 0

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on. Votes: 0

While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it Votes: 0

I think that the process of making a film is an underrated factor in how that film turns out. Votes: 0

While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it. Votes: 0

The prime motivation in making almost any film is success, because film is the art form of the 20th century. Votes: 0

I want to have the illegitimate child of independent film making and the budget to make it. That's my aspiration. Votes: 0

I am astonished and surprised that someone could consider making a film about me without talking to me about it. Votes: 0

Whether it's making a film or raising my children, personally I'm striving to do the right things and to learn. Votes: 0

Whether youre making a million dollar film or a $100 million film there is never enough money, theres never enough time. Votes: 0

Whether you're making a million dollar film or a $100 million film there is never enough money, there's never enough time. Votes: 0

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it. Votes: 0

Archetypes are always [in my film-making]. It's sometimes interesting to just flip them a little bit and see the underside. Votes: 0

When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand. Votes: 0

So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends. Votes: 0

I just adored working in London. It was in London where I first had the idea of making a film. Votes: 0

I regretted not being a person in shape many a day while we were making this film [Swiss Army Man]. Votes: 0

Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western Votes: 0

The art of making a film and its content are far more interesting to me than the result or impact. Votes: 0

It does not matter what film you're making. If you're young and there's romance in the movie, it's compared to 'Twilight'. Votes: 0

Film is the cheapest part of the movie making process. The expense is the 100-man crew and the financing and everything. Votes: 0

If I'm in theatre, cinema doesn't even cross my mind. Similarly when I'm making a film, theatre doesn't cross my mind. Votes: 0

I'm quite convinced that cooking is the only alternative to film making. Maybe there's also another alternative, that's walking on foot. Votes: 0

My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax. Votes: 0

I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money, Votes: 0

There's a heroic amount of effort that goes into making him [Doctor Strange] a superhero by the end of the film. Votes: 0

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated. Votes: 0

I'd been working so hard making the film that I hadn't even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director. Votes: 0

To use an image, making a film is like climbing a mountain or crossing an ocean. Every day has its challenges. Votes: 0

I actually went to film school and was making experimental films for a short time, so it wasn't such a leap. Votes: 0

I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it. Votes: 0

A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making. Votes: 0

Why should I waste my good time making a straight dramatic film? The people who can't make you laugh can do that. Votes: 0

I guess I think that films have to be made totally by fascists -- there's no room for democracy in making film. Votes: 0

John is a cottage industry in Baltimore and the city opens its doors for him whenever he is making a new film. Votes: 0

With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film. Votes: 0

Making a film transforms your relationship to the world. And there's some sort of natural authority that builds up along the way. Votes: 0

A trap screenwriters can fall into is making scripts that are good reads, which doesn't necessarily mean it will make a good film. Votes: 0

It's such a commitment, making a film, you're really dedicated, it's your life, that's all you do for that period of your life. Votes: 0

I dare make those comparisons, but we often said 'the making of' would be as interesting if not more interesting than the film. Votes: 0

When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence. Votes: 0

Of all the disciplines involved in making anything - TV, film or anything I do - the writing is the most valuable commodity. Votes: 0

I'm not much interested in sport just as sport. I wouldn't be interested in making a golf film or baseball or fishing film. Votes: 0

The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level. Votes: 0

Making a film is a beautiful mystery. You go deep into the wood, and you don't want to come out of that wood. Votes: 0

My advice to first time filmmakers is believe in yourself and the message you want to give in the film you are making. Votes: 0

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles. Votes: 0

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making. Votes: 0

The thing that's so exciting when you're making a film is that it can be anything and there are no limitations on it. Votes: 0

I find that in the process of making a film you're constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning. Votes: 0

There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art. Votes: 0

The thing about making a documentary in Las Vegas is there isn't much to film apart from other people making documentaries about Las Vegas. Votes: 0

Whenever I'm making a feature film, I wish I were filming a documentary, because making feature films is so stressful. It happens every time. Votes: 0

Film-making is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work. Votes: 0

Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few. Votes: 0

As I get more and more involved in the child's world with Rocco [his son] I'm getting interested in making a film for children. Votes: 0

I looked at but was not allowed to touch Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds' at the Tate. The film of making them was really moving. Votes: 0

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages. Votes: 0

Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly. Votes: 0

Val Kilmer gave my husband, David Mamet, a Randall knife as a gift when the two of them were making the film 'Spartan.' Votes: 0

Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg are men at the top of their game, and Jackson especially is going to change the nature of film-making. Votes: 0

Making a film is like going down a mine-once you've started you bid a metaphoricalgoodbye to the daylight and the outside world for the duration. Votes: 0

Film 'This Changes Everything' is not a sad story. It's not a slit-your-wrists climate film. It's a story about people who are making change happen. Votes: 0

You see a kid making a film on a cell phone. He doesn't know what he's doing either. But it comes out kind of good. Votes: 0

In Iranian cinema, all the lying takes place before making the film. In order to be able to make the film, you have to lie. Votes: 0

No film has captivated my imagination more than 'King Kong.' I'm making movies today because I saw this film when I was 9 years old. Votes: 0

After a couple of attempts at making shorts, I decided to make a feature film with a friend, Tom Hall, whom I've worked with ever since. Votes: 0

I never made films like kind of career moves, like making this film in order to make that film in order to end up in Hollywood. Votes: 0

I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film. Votes: 0

I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies very seriously. Votes: 0

I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies very seriously, Votes: 0

Alex [Kendrick] and I started out the whole film-making journey as a desire to reach people for Christ and try to impact their lives for him. Votes: 0

When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment. Votes: 0

Take my wife... please. I'm not saying she's ugly, but when she went to see a horror film, the audience thought she was making a personal appearance. Votes: 0

All these women had directed movies that I loved on the film festival circuit, but couldn't get a job making television. That's how locked down TV is. Votes: 0

The biggest challenge was to make sure that we are looking at things honestly and truthfully. We weren't making an apologist film. That was the toughest part. Votes: 0

It helps being from somewhere other than Hollywood, not having grown up with that sense of film-making. I really wasn't exposed to that as a young woman. Votes: 0

My dad was a low budget film director. I grew up as a kid making movies, based on the love of seeing what my dad was doing. Votes: 0

Movie distribution may very well have migrated fully to digital form by then, making a huge dent in the need to print film and physically distribute content. Votes: 0

Movie distribution may very well have migrated fully to digital form by then, making a huge dent in the need to print film and physically distribute content. Votes: 0

Making a film, you're in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you're having with your fellow cast and director. Votes: 0

Rather than making that a good project, I like to make the kinds of films that children can understand in five minutes what the film is about. Votes: 0

To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride. Votes: 0

If you're someone who's making film or TV or music, or any kind of art form now, there's a billion outlets and they all have an opinion. Votes: 0

Arts and crafts, or getting to be in a play with people, or making a little short film, that's pure sugar, because the stakes are so low. Votes: 0

People ask me, "Why do you love making films?" and I always say, "Because I love film." I hope that I can call myself a movie buff. Votes: 0

I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film. Votes: 0

I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema. I am not at all interested in anything in between. Votes: 0

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control. Votes: 0

Making the films is never easy, but actually that aspect of trying to make a better film or to keep the standard high is something that comes organically. Votes: 0

It [film-making] really just has to do with my own ghosts and phantoms. And I have to say, in the end, it's just my way of seeing things. Votes: 0

When you're making a film all by yourself, that requires you to have quite a bit of a point of view in order for anything to get done. Votes: 0

I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film. Votes: 0

Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little eye on the marketplace. Votes: 0

One of these days they'll be making a film where the whole human race gets wiped out in a nuclear war, but everything works out in the end. Votes: 0

I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology. Votes: 0

There's a whole gamut of things to do with film music that don't apply when you're making a record or if you're writing a concert piece or something. Votes: 0

They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25, and it seems that The Hobbit will be the same kind of film. Votes: 0

I think it is always a long shot getting a book made into a film. Making that book into a film is going to be quite a challenge. Votes: 0

I hope that every film I make has something to offer in the area of making people feel either vindicated or different in terms of who they are. Votes: 0

This is indeed not only relevant to Documentary but is evident is most type of film making. The film often mirrors the experience, understanding and politics of the director. Votes: 0

There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad. Votes: 0

Sometimes you like the personal adventure implicit in the making of a film, and sometimes you like your part in a film, and sometimes you like the final result. Votes: 0

Whatever's inside making me what I am, it's like film. Film only works in the dark. Tear it all open and let in the light and you kill it. Votes: 0

Editing is a natural extension of collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning. Votes: 0

I don't like the outside world to intrude when I'm making a film. I like to either see my family or work, but I don't like to go out. Votes: 0

So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation. Votes: 0

When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film. Votes: 0

I became interested in film making at around 16, when I discovered a friend of mine had a HI 8 camera which belonged to his father, which we were forbidden to use. Votes: 0

During the '90s, a lot of us in the indie film world were not making our money off our movies. We were screenwriters doing scripts for hire for studios. Votes: 0

Due to the political nature of film, partisan film making, especially where the subject is close to the film makers hart, tend to be the norm, rather than the exception. Votes: 0

I'm terrified by young people who are doing what they think is film making. What they're really doing is taking that convulsed, fast rhythm of commercials. It's not film making. Votes: 0

We're trying to tell stories. We're a company that's concerned with global change and the effect of global cinema. We're not simply tied to the very limiting framework of U.S. film-making. Votes: 0

I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos. Votes: 0

I just love film making; all aspects of it. I love the idea of writing but I just don't feel like I could really do it. I didn't even graduate from school. Votes: 0

A lot of what is famous about film making are the movie stars and what is considered a movie star is a lot of great acting, but also a lot of physical beauty. Votes: 0

There have been innumerable films about film-making, but Otto e Mezzo was a film about the processes of thinking about making a film -- certainly the most enjoyable part of any cinema creation. Votes: 0

I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business. Votes: 0

I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting "Heaven" it was truly guerrilla film-making. Votes: 0

If chess has any relationship to film-making, it would be in the way it helps you develop patience and discipline in choosing between alternatives at a time when an impulsive decision seems very attractive. Votes: 0

I came from a very avant-garde documentary kind of film making world. I like cinema verité, documentaries. I liked non-story, non-character tone poems. And that's the film making that I was interested in. Votes: 0

For me, film-making is combining images and sounds of real things in an order that makes them effective. What I disapprove of is photographing things that are not real. Sets and actors are not real. Votes: 0