138 Quotes About Filmmaking

It's something of a parodox that film, the art that most resembles ourdaydreams, is the one most difficult to bring into existence.

The only reason some people think finding investors is difficult is because they don't know where to look. Think about this: people with money--millionaires even--are around you every day, whether you recognize them or not. Everybody--even your friend who works at McDonald's--has some sort of paycheck. It may be two hundred dollars or it may be two hundred thousand dollars, but almost everyone has a source of income. The question is: what do they DO with that income?

I am not an actress. I am a mistress of disguise. Acting happens to be one of the perks

Without writers, stories would not be written,Without actors, stories could not be brought to life.

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

A great director gives life to a work of art- gives it a heartbeat... a pulse... opens its eyes to the world.

Collaborating on a film script involves two people sitting in a room separated by the silence of two minds working together.

That's how it begins, making a film, writing a book, painting a picture, composing a tune, generally creating something.You have a wish.You wish that something might exist, and then you work on it until it does.

When given an opportunity, deliver excellence and never quit.