Quotes about movies and Life

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else. Votes: 2

Movies are open doors, and at every door, I change character and life. Votes: 2

Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. Reality - that's the main event. Votes: 2

I think every movie changes me and is life changing, especially movies you direct. Votes: 2

And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after. Votes: 2

Movies and I just equally avoided each other at certain times in my life, you know? Votes: 2

You've got all these people making action movies, and they've never been in a life-or-death situation. Votes: 2

Inspiration comes from everywhere. From life, observing people, etc. From movies and books you love. From research. Votes: 2

Music is my heart, but I see television and more movies in the next stage of my life. Votes: 2

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same. Votes: 2

Usually I do everything reverse. I practice something in movies and then I try it in real life. Votes: 2

The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn't. Votes: 2

Having a life outside of movies is like pure oxygen. It makes the work more precious and informed. Votes: 2

Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death. Votes: 2

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies. Votes: 2

Secrets make for good drama, and revealing the hidden truths and contradictions of life is, for me, one of the most exciting aspects of making movies. Votes: 2

I take in a lot of stuff from real life, movies, television, news and it all gets mixed in my head and somehow turns into a story idea. Votes: 2

The truth of the matter is movies are a reflection of life and violence is a real part of life. I don't think you could make movies exclusively where there was no violence. Votes: 2

There were 10 or 15 years where all the Scandinavian movies were gray and light brown. I got really bored with it. I really felt that movies had to have that life of vivid colors. Votes: 2

In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork. Votes: 2

Life ain't the movies. Votes: 0

There's more to life than movies. Votes: 0

Movies are different from real life. Votes: 0

Life isn't what it's like in the movies. Votes: 0

As long as movies are depressing, life isn't. Votes: 0

Life is difficult enough without Meryl Streep movies. Votes: 0

I can't really remember my life without movies. Votes: 0

All of life's riddles are answered in the movies. Votes: 0

Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed. Votes: 0

All movies are different, all movies have their own life. Votes: 0

I position everything else in my life around making movies. Votes: 0

I just fight in my movies, never in real life. Votes: 0

Movies that are consciously life-affirming are to be consciously avoided ... Votes: 0

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it. Votes: 0

People don't come to Marvel movies for personal life subplots, no. Votes: 0

Haven't you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies? Votes: 0

You have to have a balance between your normal life and movies. Votes: 0

The problem with movies is that movies end and your life doesn't. Votes: 0

When you make movies based on real life, you try to exaggerate it. Votes: 0

If I could transform my stage life to the movies, I'd be Jack Nicholson. Votes: 0

Movies have takes. But plays are like life - you don't really get takes. Votes: 0

When you make movies of based on real life, you try to exaggerate it. Votes: 0

What I've learned is that life is too short and movies are too long. Votes: 0

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake. Votes: 0

Actually, I look the same in real life as I do in the movies. Votes: 0

I love the editing process of making movies. I just wish that life had one. Votes: 0

There wasn't anything in my life that was going to stop me from making movies. Votes: 0

I'll always have my skate life, but I absolutely like the fun of making movies. Votes: 0

Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately. Votes: 0

In life, single women are the most vulnerable adults. In movies, they are given imaginary power. Votes: 0

Other than life experience, nothing left a deeper imprint on my formative self than the movies. Votes: 0

Most of the holiday movies I enjoy, like 'It's a Wonderful Life,' don't really involve Santa. Votes: 0

Movies and life become a little more symmetrical when you start asking for and looking for connections. Votes: 0

Coen brothers movies are not always what life looks like but it's definitely what life feels like. Votes: 0

My tendency in life is to like movies that deal with heavy stuff, but it's my nature. Votes: 0

I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies. Votes: 0

My biggest challenge is to not do urban movies for the rest of my life, those alpha hoodies. Votes: 0

I've done a few special effects movies in my life, so I've gotten that out of my system. Votes: 0

People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck. Votes: 0

You know how both life and porno movies end. The only difference is life starts with the orgasm. Votes: 0

I love different kinds of movies, and I love different kinds of people. That's the spice of life. Votes: 0

In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl. Votes: 0

They say the movies should be more like life; I think life should be more like the movies. Votes: 0

I've done a lot of movies based on real people, real situations, non-fiction books, magazine articles, life rights. Votes: 0

Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with. Votes: 0

People test movies within an inch of their life so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one. Votes: 0

I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do. Votes: 0

I have an old soul. I don't know any real-life lingo, so I have to take it from movies. Votes: 0

People test movies within an inch of their life, so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one. Votes: 0

Photoshop makes things look beautiful just as you have special effects in movies. It's just a part of life. Votes: 0

I liked actions movies. Jean-Claude Van Damme was a major influence on me at that point in my life. Votes: 0

It's true in life, as in the movies, that the greatest highs are often followed by the lowest lows. Votes: 0

I've always been a fan of just extreme things. Whether it be in movies, books, TV or real life. Votes: 0

There have been so many instances in my life where movies, music, or literature has made my life tangibly better. Votes: 0

I have a feeling, one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life. Votes: 0

You are defined by who you are, by your choices in life, in all regards, not just in doing movies. Votes: 0

There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion. Votes: 0

I was living life like in one of those Disney movies, where I genuinely believed nobody was ever going to die Votes: 0

I do feel good doing them [family-friendly movies], but it's not going to be my way of life. I'm a comedian. Votes: 0

In all honesty I think that I've had a very normal life, even though I've been making movies since I was 9. Votes: 0

We all know guys who've had their hearts broken in real life; we just don't usually see it in the movies. Votes: 0

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real life. Votes: 0

I want to explore marriage without the usual Hallmark Card platitudes. Life is difficult, and I like movies that acknowledge that. Votes: 0

I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life. Votes: 0

Adam Sandler is a really funny guy in real life. Separate from all of the movies, that is a funny man. Votes: 0

To have three movies coming out at the same time - I probably will never have that again in my life. Votes: 0

I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure. Votes: 0

For 15 years I did two to three movies a year, sometimes four. I didn't get to spend time building my personal life. Votes: 0

You know you're getting old when kids start to dress like you used to and movies are made about your teen life. Votes: 0

One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life. Votes: 0

You can't have an ending. It's impossible. Because unlike in the movies, life goes on. You're never at the end until you die. Votes: 0

You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies. Votes: 0

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships. Votes: 0

I find actors who play nasty guys in movies are the nicest guys in real life, and the opposite then goes for heroes. Votes: 0

There are some movies that I would like to forget, for the rest of my life. But even those movies teach me things. Votes: 0

Why be boring? Have some fun. Rock shows should be like movies: I don't go to a movie hoping it'll change my life. Votes: 0

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didn't have to be a gigolo. In real life. Votes: 0

I've kissed just three people in my life, other than stuff that I've done for TV or movies. I know - I'm weird! Votes: 0

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didnt have to be a gigolo. In real life. Votes: 0

My working life is me doing what I want to do. This is that. I've made movies that people don't go to see. Votes: 0

Of all the movies I've done in my life, the one where I play a crazy awful psycho woman finds me my husband. Votes: 0

I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life. Votes: 0

Most people who make movies are in real life a bitter disappointment. I, on the other hand, am so much better in real life. Votes: 0

I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies. Votes: 0

This was not a fearie tale. This was not the movies. This was life. It hurt more. It was excruciating. It was excruciatingly beautiful. Votes: 0

You can't just live in a comfortable little suburban neighborhood and get your education from movies and television and have any perspective on life. Votes: 0

New York is the perfect place for a film festival because there's already so much energy and life here, and New Yorkers love movies. Votes: 0

I've already made several friends-for-life from the latest movies I've worked on, and I know I'll make several more in the years to come. Votes: 0

Whether it's movies or television that I've directed, or characters that I've played, I'm just always fascinated by the moral ambiguity inherent in life. Votes: 0

I'm at a point in my life where I could make 20 more movies, but I want to make 20 more movies that matter to me. Votes: 0

I'm willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I'm willing to put my life before movies. Votes: 0

I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces. Votes: 0

All the movies that I make in some ways have to be the story of my life. There are different chapters in my life. Votes: 0

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then. Votes: 0

That is why it's so fun to make movies... you get to do lots of things you would never do in your normal life. Votes: 0

I have loved movies as the number one thing in my life so long that I can't ever remember a time when I didn't. Votes: 0

You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies."Steve Martin Votes: 0

Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies. Votes: 0

People sometimes say the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually, it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal. Votes: 0

Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way. Votes: 0

In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations. Votes: 0

There are things that aren't represented in movies that are a big part of everyone's life. This is a movie about health and about the body. Votes: 0

I'm a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I'd want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It's so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative. Votes: 0

Child actors come off as work being their life and doing it 24/7, but I still have those days where it's totally, like, whatever: shopping, movies, adventures. Votes: 0

Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life. Votes: 0

While falling in love is fun, it's not everything, and it's not the antidote to an unfulfilled life, despite what Reese Witherspoon movies may tell you. Votes: 0

People are drawn to radical Islam because they feel their traditional ways of life threatened by the influx of KFC and Hollywood movies and the like. Votes: 0

I'd say to anyone trying to break into the business: Don't just be interested in movies. Be interested in life. Be a person. Be in touch. Votes: 0

I don't really have a life outside of movies. But I like to climb mountains and walk the dogs. I like fine wines and good restaurants. Votes: 0

Life is not about making dough or how many movies you can make in a year. It's about finding someone that you can share things with. Votes: 0

I've done four movies. I've done seven albums. So I feel like music has always been a part of my life; acting is something I'm learning. Votes: 0

I don't care about anybody's opinion - I care that my movies move you in a way to think about things and consider your own life. Votes: 0

Grease' is one of the movies that made me want to be an entertainer, and I have literally been waiting my whole life to play Sandy. Votes: 0

There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies. Votes: 0

If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies. Votes: 0

Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life. Votes: 0

I got into this business because I like acting and I want to make movies. I would be happy living the rest of my life never famous. Votes: 0

I wouldn't call myself successful, just obsessively exhausted. The music makes me smile, the movies make me feel humbled, and the comedy saves my life every day. Votes: 0

I like to do movies, because I love becoming different characters, and telling different stories through different eyes, and affecting someone's life in one way or another. Votes: 0

I've been to two festivals in my life, and I've never been to Toronto. I haven't really been making festival movies. This is new territory for me. Votes: 0

Some people will like it [Fifty Shades of Grey] and some won't. I have other movies coming up, this is not what my whole life turns around. Votes: 0

I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live. Votes: 0

I've been fascinated by dreams my whole life, since I was a kid, and I think the relationship between movies and dreams is something that's always interested me. Votes: 0

When you get into making movies, then the physical mundane reality of life must be presented. But in comics you can jack it up and work in shorthand. Votes: 0

What I liked about American movies when I was a kid was that they're sort of larger than life and I think I'm still suffering from that reaction. Votes: 0

I've been watching Michael J. Fox since I was a toddler, basically. I watched all the 'Back to the Future' movies! I've been a fan my whole life. Votes: 0

In my whole life, I've never vomited from seeing something disgusting. Does it really even happen, outside of movies and TV? I believe it may be a myth. Votes: 0

I love movies, but I think people think relationships are supposed to go how they go in movies. The ones I like are the ones that represent life. Votes: 0

I live, therefore I make films. I make film, therefore I live. Life. Movement. I make home movies, therefore I live. I live, therefore I make home movies. Votes: 0

You learn the stuff of your life (sports, movies, traveling) ... that's not the essence of your existence, my relationships were always good. Now they have transcended (rise beyond). Votes: 0

In Hollywood, you're always playing roles... It's like going through the motions. But in real life, it's like, you gotta take care of business. It's not just the movies. Votes: 0

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath. Votes: 0

I could stay making nice safe BBC movies for the rest of my life, so I decided to risk it. It was a challenge, to work with Oliver Stone. Votes: 0

Warner Bros., where I spent pretty much most of my professional life, they continue to make a lot of movies but so many of the studios are pulling back. Votes: 0

The problem with movies is that movies end and your life doesn't. This doesn't appear to cause any trouble, but it does cause confusion, which is almost as bad. Votes: 0

God didn't make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God... If I never make another dollar, my life is complete. Votes: 0

I don't know why I don't watch a lot of movies; I can barely keep up with the things my friends are in. There isn't enough time in life. Votes: 0

Because on some level, even though it never turns out to be true, and even though I should know better, I still expect life to be like the movies. Votes: 0

I'm a filmmaker and I'm proud of the movies I've made. But in the background of my life I was also very involved in the creation of the sport. Votes: 0

Movies like 'The Interview' and 'Team America: World Police' don't often show the realities of life in North Korea and the human rights violations perpetrated by the government there. Votes: 0