814 Quotes About Movies

Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours.

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant...does it get any better than this?

People tend to make fun of low-budget movies, often because they lack the smooth sophistication of slick Hollywood fare. But what the average viewer fails to recognize is that low-budget movies, with almost nothing to lose, are far more likely to push the creative envelope. Granted, most of them fall flat on their face because of poor writing, choppy editing, and bad acting, but you have to love them for trying.

Naturalism was never the point.

Generally, a film reflects life but it looks unreal when the actors do not look at the camera while speaking, thinking or doing anything. In real life, we see in every direction but the performers do not do so in the movies. Indeed, the actors should not look at the camera repeatedly but they can do so in a natural way. So, though there are certain exceptions where the actors talk or think by facing the camera directly, the films cannot be called a perfect reflection of life.

I love it when you go to see something, and you enter as an individual, and you leave as a group. Because you've all been bound together by the same experience.

Many of my movies have strong female leads- brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.

Whatever genre you deem suitable for your taste – romance, comedy, action, mystery, sci-fi or anything else, make sure it has the plain everyday human kindness.