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Film Quotes

My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I’ve just done Picture Quote #1

Every time I do one I feel like I’ve never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I’m making a film, I find it a little bit like I’m doing it for the first time Picture Quote #1

The tensions are always based on financial resources. Something like film is very problematic because it is viewed as an art form and also as an industry with a pure commercial base Picture Quote #1

There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand Picture Quote #1

It’s been too many years since I’ve played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film Picture Quote #1

Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It’s actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning Picture Quote #1

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The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s difficult directing yourself on film because you can’t quite separate yourself from the subject Picture Quote #1

With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. and once all of those things are in place, that’s when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it Picture Quote #1

We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don’t rest on our laurels Picture Quote #1

Normally as a director, you do look at other films and things that are relevant. But with this film, it became impossible because I became so aware of the camera placement Picture Quote #1

I recently turned down a film that I didn’t want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I’m sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it Picture Quote #1

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You can talk film theory till you’re blue in the face, but in the end, the thing that may haunt you most about a movie is a pair of eyes Picture Quote #1

If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! Picture Quote #1

I knew nothing about martial arts. and I don’t really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult Picture Quote #1

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if I’d want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you’ve probably cut too loosely Picture Quote #1

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And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong Picture Quote #1

When we find ourselves up against practical obstacles that can’t be overcome, we must go forward. You either make the film as you can or don’t make it at all Picture Quote #1

The large body of the swan wedged in the shattered glass of the car windscreen fills the film frame. Its head is bent back on itself in a parody of its orthodox gracefulness Picture Quote #1

I once saw a film where the main character didn’t speak for the first half hour Picture Quote #1

Film is not analysis, it is the agitation of mind; cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism Picture Quote #1

Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction Picture Quote #1

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Actually another thing that keeps me going in the industry is trying to do a film that impresses Picture Quote #1

The audience’s preferences for films are in black and white. They either like a film or they don’t Picture Quote #1

After all, what is a film? It is selling of a dream. We have to tell lies to people, we have to sell them dreams Picture Quote #1

There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can’t become a virtuoso in both Picture Quote #1

The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes Picture Quote #1

There are very few heroines in literature who have defined their lives morally rather than romantically and likewise but a handful in film Picture Quote #1

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My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I’ve just done (Film Quotes) Every time I do one I feel like I’ve never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I’m making a film, I find it a little bit like I’m doing it for the first time (Film Quotes) The tensions are always based on financial resources. Something like film is very problematic because it is viewed as an art form and also as an industry with a pure commercial base (Film Quotes) There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand (Film Quotes) It’s been too many years since I’ve played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film (Film Quotes) Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It’s actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning (Film Quotes) The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary (Film Quotes) Sometimes it’s difficult directing yourself on film because you can’t quite separate yourself from the subject (Film Quotes) With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. and once all of those things are in place, that’s when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it (Film Quotes) We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don’t rest on our laurels (Film Quotes) Normally as a director, you do look at other films and things that are relevant. But with this film, it became impossible because I became so aware of the camera placement (Film Quotes) I recently turned down a film that I didn’t want my kids to see. Priorities shift. Sometimes I’m sad about that, but not enough to do anything about it (Film Quotes) You can talk film theory till you’re blue in the face, but in the end, the thing that may haunt you most about a movie is a pair of eyes (Film Quotes) If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches (Film Quotes) I didn’t know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting! (Film Quotes) I knew nothing about martial arts. and I don’t really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult (Film Quotes) Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of (Film Quotes) I don’t know if I’d want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you’ve probably cut too loosely (Film Quotes) And I sense it was a rather constructed, almost half narrative fiction film in some ways. A lot of it was staged and manipulated to get those things in there that I knew to be strong (Film Quotes) When we find ourselves up against practical obstacles that can’t be overcome, we must go forward. You either make the film as you can or don’t make it at all (Film Quotes) The large body of the swan wedged in the shattered glass of the car windscreen fills the film frame. Its head is bent back on itself in a parody of its orthodox gracefulness (Film Quotes) I once saw a film where the main character didn’t speak for the first half hour (Film Quotes) Film is not analysis, it is the agitation of mind; cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism (Film Quotes) Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction (Film Quotes) Actually another thing that keeps me going in the industry is trying to do a film that impresses (Film Quotes) The audience’s preferences for films are in black and white. They either like a film or they don’t (Film Quotes) After all, what is a film? It is selling of a dream. We have to tell lies to people, we have to sell them dreams (Film Quotes) There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can’t become a virtuoso in both (Film Quotes) The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes (Film Quotes) There are very few heroines in literature who have defined their lives morally rather than romantically and likewise but a handful in film (Film Quotes)

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