Quotes about Good Film

I think making a good film shot is joyful. Votes: 2

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue. Votes: 2

Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith. Votes: 2

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together. Votes: 2

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. Votes: 2

A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that. Votes: 2

To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle. Votes: 2

At the end of the day, it is about working in a good film. It's the films that you leave behind that matter. Votes: 2

I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for. Votes: 2

As a Western, 'The Magnificent Seven' was a pretty good film. I don't think it was as interesting or as multi-faceted as 'Seven Samurai.' Votes: 2

I don't think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a good film composer. Votes: 2

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film. Votes: 2

For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film. Votes: 2

A lot of young filmmakers bring their movies to my dad because he always gives lots of good editing ideas and notes. He'd be a good film professor. Votes: 2

I love good film, whether it's an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren't necessarily eccentric ones but they're the more specific ones. Votes: 2

I mean, it was a mummy movie. It was a good film independent of its source. It that looks like Lawrence of Arabia on steroids in a lot of ways. Votes: 2

Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn't come at the push of a button. Votes: 2

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre. Votes: 2

In my early days, I didn't know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films. Votes: 2

I am not interested in considering another TV series. This one was a wonderful experience which will be hard to top, and It's caused me to turn down several good film opportunities because of the schedule. Votes: 2

When I was minister of sport in Brazil, I tried to bring in a law that would make the chairmen of clubs reveal their accounts like other businesses. It was turned down, but I think it is an important story that will make a good film. Votes: 2

I really woke up one morning and said, you know, 'I haven't seen a good film about the American Revolution. And all the ones I have seen haven't been successful, but I'm going to make a successful one.' Well, I wasn't able to do that. Votes: 2

I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get. Votes: 2

On the first movie we got good reviews, but we were still dealing with genre stuff. It's going away. Judge the movie - is it a good one or a bad one? We know we made a great movie and it's being judged for just being a good film. Votes: 2

It'd be great to do some other TV. 'Breaking Bad' is definitely my home, but I'd love to have a nice hiatus gig, like a recurring role. Or to do a good film. I'd like to do a Woody Allen movie. I really didn't have a plan, and that's okay with me. Votes: 2

I like stand-up. But I'd also like a family and house and a yard. I want to work with a lot of people, have colleagues; and on good film sets, there's people there that work with the same people for years and years. I love that collaborative spirit in that medium. Comedy is a lot more solitary. Votes: 2

A good film is also a documentary Votes: 0

A really good horror film has a story. Votes: 0

I'm always a fan of a good horror film. Votes: 0

If a film is good, it will work no matter what. Votes: 0

I'm hoping one day I can make one really good film. Votes: 0

The power of good film is being there in the moment. Votes: 0

A good [film] director is talented, imaginative, and does his homework. Votes: 0

I think back to back romantic comedies are good for black film. Votes: 0

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera. Votes: 0

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. Votes: 0

Filming a pirate film is always good fun, with ships and indecent clothing. Votes: 0

There's nothing like a good ol' film light in a fogged up studio. Votes: 0

I don't feel that fear is a good incentive on a film set. Votes: 0

You know you are in a good film when it affects the audience. Votes: 0

You learn as much from doing a bad film as a good one. Votes: 0

I am too slow to be a good climber, so I film instead. Votes: 0

'Pulp Fiction' is an amazing film, and I haven't made one nearly as good. Votes: 0

I think Queen songs are pure escapism, like going to see a good film. Votes: 0

Pulp Fiction' is an amazing film, and I haven't made one nearly as good. Votes: 0

At Pixar, good ideas may be cut from a film, but they are never forgotten. Votes: 0

I saw a very good Hollywood film the other day. It was about Cole Porter. Votes: 0

I would like to make a film to tell children "it's good to be alive". Votes: 0

You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one. Votes: 0

The power of a good film is to engage you and draw you into its world. Votes: 0

You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good. Votes: 0

I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film. Votes: 0

I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance. Votes: 0

You can always make a good film but for it to be successful, you need God's blessing. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter whether you shoot on celluloid or on digital, you better make a good film. Votes: 0

Being a good television screenwriter requires an understanding of the way film accelerates the communication of words. Votes: 0

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provided they come close together. Votes: 0

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it. Votes: 0

Norwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there. Votes: 0

You never know when the publicity people will feel it is a good time to release the film. Votes: 0

Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film. Votes: 0

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table. Votes: 0

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. Votes: 0

As Carrie Fisher once said in a film, everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humour. Votes: 0

No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. Votes: 0

Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it. Votes: 0

Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses. Votes: 0

Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it. Votes: 0

Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it Votes: 0

I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it. Votes: 0

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised. Votes: 0

When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour. Votes: 0

I'm a good learner. I can dig in. I knew nothing about mark-to-market accounting when I started the 'Enron' film. Votes: 0

I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director. Votes: 0

If you make a good first film and audiences respond, than hopefully you'll have the opportunity to do a sequel. Votes: 0

There was definitely a learning curve in terms of being on film, but being on a set was all good. Votes: 0

I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough. Votes: 0

Sometimes I see people finish a film and they go, "Yeah, that was good. Where are we going to eat?" Votes: 0

It doesn't matter how good your film is; if people don't know about it, they won't go and see it. Votes: 0

TV has been very good to me, and I hope I've been good to it, but I also love film. Votes: 0

Take ownership of every decision you make because you will be hold responsible for the film, whether good or bad. Votes: 0

The prospect of being able to work on a Kaufman film with him directing was just too good to be true. Votes: 0

To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film! Votes: 0

Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film. Votes: 0

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is. Votes: 0

Music without the ebb and flow would be like "watching a film with only good guys in it." -attrib Frank Zappa 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

If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film. Votes: 0

Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk. Votes: 0

Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished. Votes: 0

Music has an immediate effect. If you want to go beyond that and look underneath, film is a good way of explaining. Votes: 0

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response. Votes: 0

What keeps me interested--and it always does--is how can she be a bad actress on film but a good one in reality? 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

A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin. Votes: 0

A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin Votes: 0

I feel as if I became a documentary film-maker only because I had writer's block for four decades. There's no other good reason. 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

I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is: a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film. Votes: 0

When you look at a film like 'The Ides of March' or 'Good Night, and Good Luck' even, those are really contained pictures. Votes: 0

I want to do film and TV. I want to make good stories. I want to write; I want to be more involved. Votes: 0

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office. Votes: 0

It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts. Votes: 0

If you take a really good book, then the potential is for a really good film. But you've got to get it right. Votes: 0

When art in general, and film in particular, succeeds is when it pulls you away onto a voyage. Then it's a good film. Votes: 0

In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play. Votes: 0

Remember when movies were just good or bad, before auteurs, film festivals, and guys from USC who were the first to shoot underwater? Votes: 0

There is no such thing as a good script, onlya good film, and I'm conscious that my scripts often read better than they play. Votes: 0

It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good. Votes: 0

I'd like to keep doing film and TV, and I definitely can appreciate a good theme song. If it's memorable, that's a great thing. Votes: 0

When you are a filmmaker, you need to be rooted, because committing yourself to producing or directing a film is a good three-year process. Votes: 0

Eisenstein was a good editor. I was trained as a film editor, and I've no doubt that the editor is key to a film. Votes: 0

A good documentary or educational film is not raw experience. The material has passed the mill of reason, it has been sifted and interpreted. Votes: 0

You can make a really good film for under a million dollars, like 'October Baby,' or under a half million, like 'Hardflip.' Votes: 0

I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted. Votes: 0

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work. Votes: 0

There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable. Votes: 0

I don't know if there's a problem with original ideas... I think a healthy film industry should have a good supply of good, original writing. Votes: 0

I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether it's television or film or a theatre piece. Votes: 0

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced. Votes: 0

What I learned from this movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights: Abstinence can be a very good thing. Especially from box offices where this film is playing. Votes: 0

I like comedies, I like thrillers, I like love stories. Everything is beautiful; it depends if the film is good, who cares? Everything is interesting. Votes: 0

Every film may not be appropriate for a theatrical release, and the theatrical business is not a very good business for anybody except the distributor. Votes: 0

A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as possible. Votes: 0

You make a horror film that's not very good. You'd be joining a long line, in a long video aisle, of stuff that doesn't work. Votes: 0

I hope that film is going to stay as an artform and that people won't forget that there are good movies also to be made. Votes: 0

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller. Votes: 0

I've done about four deaths in films now, and I think it's quite good because then it's sort of a memorable moment in the film. 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

I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life. Votes: 0

Nothing good ever happens at lunch. The cafeteria is a giant sound stage where they film daily segments of Teenage Humiliation Rituals. And it smells gross. Votes: 0

I have too many control issues, so it just is not good for me to go and watch a film, too soon after I make it. Votes: 0

My producers give me total freedom. No one asks me for anything; they just tell me to make a good film, and that's what I do. Votes: 0

A good film is always nourishing. It's not about it being hopeful or bleak; it's about how it touches you, how it moves or stirs you. Votes: 0

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter? Votes: 0

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride. Votes: 0

It's my job as a supporting actor - which I usually am - to support the film: to make 1, 2, or 3 on the call sheet look good. Votes: 0

Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme. Votes: 0

If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience. Votes: 0

Always care for the writing part first. Every good film project starts with good writing. If you have a good script, everything else follows. Writing is crucial. Votes: 0

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity. 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

I don't pay much attention to the press. My films always get good reviews and bad reviews. I just try to make the best film I can. 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

I just want to make great films and be good in them. And I think that my perception of what's great in a film is constantly evolving. Votes: 0

I hope each day to have done 10 seconds of good work that they can use in the film. And Im always afraid I didnt get those 10 seconds. Votes: 0

I can't think of any one film that improved on a good novel, but I can think of many good films that came from very bad novels. Votes: 0

Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film. Votes: 0

As far as I know, if you take your time, write a good script and make a good film, then give the audience time, they will accept it. Votes: 0

I think every good, entertaining movie should have a message. I really believe that, because if you do it without it, the film feels a little bit soulless. Votes: 0

I think film is a director's medium and the good filmmakers that I like tell the darker stories. Therefore, I'm always inclined to follow people like David Cronenberg. Votes: 0

I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality. Votes: 0

I think for everyone it's good to have your own personal work on a character and a film before you even start rehearsing, to have an inner life. 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

I love animated films when they are good, because they do bring a lot of emotion and heart that's very difficult to get in a live action film. Votes: 0

It's a very good thing for students also to be exposed to people who aren't film students or film scholars but who work in the world of film. Votes: 0

I was lucky enough to get a very good agent at the age of 15, and got my first film when I was 16, so it's been rolling on since then. Votes: 0

There is lots of pressure to make a GOOD film. And not just a GOOD film but one that will somehow stand out in the sea of GOOD films. Votes: 0

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film. Votes: 0

You just have to have the right gear and a few people to put you in motion with a good aesthetic and the film will take care of itself. Votes: 0

It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals. Votes: 0

I'm very good at getting up in the morning - so much of my life has been spent on film sets where we start at the crack of dawn. Votes: 0

I'd done kids' TV in the U.K., but not great kids' TV. So yes, 'Submarine' was the first film and the first good thing that I have done. Votes: 0

I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is, a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film, than feeling like you've achieved that. Votes: 0

In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set. Votes: 0

I'm not a film snob at all. I much prefer a really good Hollywood blockbuster than a thought-provoking art house movie because entertainment is sort of where it's at. Votes: 0

If everyone is there to make a good film, everyone is down to earth, and everyone is there for the right reasons - the scale doesn't really matter I think. Votes: 0

Do a good job on a good film and you're on the map. Do a great job on a bad movie and not very many people will think of you. Votes: 0

With the right movie, 3D can enhance the experience. Absolutely, it can make a good film a great film. It can make a great film a really amazing film to see . Votes: 0

I've always believed that if you want to really try and make a great film, not a good film, but a great film, you have to take a lot of risks. Votes: 0

I'm not always happy when Hollywood does remakes of films, but that's usually, when they have a very, very, very good film and they take away anything controversial from it and make flatter. Votes: 0

I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn't matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film. Votes: 0

One of the reasons I did this, because I wasn't really looking for another science fiction film, was that my daughter can see it. She's 9 and it's really a good film for all ages. Votes: 0

The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That's why so many bad novels can become good movies, like 'Jaws' or 'The Godfather.' Votes: 0

Everyone always asks me, 'Do you want to be famous... ' I never really thought about becoming famous. I just want to work, to be able to put out inspiring and good film and TV. Votes: 0

I think film is about images. Cinema needs good images. I think that if you don't have good images, it's not going to be a good film. I think all films should be really visual. Votes: 0

I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make much money either, but it was a good film and an independent film. Votes: 0

I like watching films that are 94 minutes as a spectator. I think it's rare that you don't come out, even from a good film, thinking I wish it could have been a little bit shorter. Votes: 0