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Filmmaker Quotes

You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things. But that does not mean the filmmaker has to suffer in order to show the suffering. Stories should have the suffering, not the people Picture Quote #1

On one hand, as a filmmaker, I don’t want to make a movie with guns everywhere Picture Quote #1

I thought I was going to be a filmmaker but at the same time I was an intellectual and I felt that I could make a contribution to some field, as yet, not invented Picture Quote #1

I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it’s a really great experience Picture Quote #1

I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I’m a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just set out to make movies Picture Quote #1

I’d made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors Picture Quote #1

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I’d have been a filmmaker or a cartoonist or something else which extended from the visual arts into the making of narratives if I hadn’t been able to shift into fiction Picture Quote #1

But I always see myself as the filmmaker. I wonder if everybody else sees me more as an actor Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to believe as a filmmaker that if a movie’s good enough, it’s going to survive; and if it’s not, well, it won’t Picture Quote #1

I actually grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to make movies, and music was a detour, almost Picture Quote #1

I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years, and really thought I was going to be a filmmaker, and then I kind of drifted over to the acting side after that Picture Quote #1

As a filmmaker you get typecast just as much as an actor does, so I’m trapped in a genre that I love, but I’m trapped in it Picture Quote #1

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I’d love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I wait for the day when the modifier can be a moot point Picture Quote #1

I already have legitimacy as a filmmaker and now I’m trying to do stuff that’s just fun. Until I find a cool tangible subject again that I want to tackle Picture Quote #1

Capitalism would have never let me be a filmmaker, living in Flint, Michigan with a high school education. I was going to have to make that happen myself Picture Quote #1

I am a filmmaker. That is all I’ve ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make movies about food Picture Quote #1

In England, I’m a horror movie director. In Germany, I’m a filmmaker. In the US, I’m a bum Picture Quote #1

With the Ford Foundation grant all of a sudden instead of being an artist that had made a couple of short films, I became a filmmaker who dabbled in the arts Picture Quote #1

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The job of the writer and the filmmaker is not to impose his vision on the reality, but to be inspired by the reality and create a vision out of that Picture Quote #1

As a filmmaker you make your films with the audience you want to attract in mind Picture Quote #1

If I was American, I think I’d live in New York, because I like that East Coast mentality. There’s nothing wrong with Hollywood. If you want to be a big time filmmaker, you should go to Hollywood Picture Quote #1

There’s no need there to sit with the filmmaker for 11 years to develop the script, or go round the world raising money Picture Quote #1

I’m not an activist at all. I’m a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story Picture Quote #1

As I have been paving my career as a filmmaker my parents have been there for me every step of the way. They have believed in my dreams despite how steep the mountain has been Picture Quote #1

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All any filmmaker can do is focus on creating something that has depth and resonance, and then do whatever possible to get it seen by audiences and hope the word spreads Picture Quote #1

My advice to any filmmaker would be to figure out what it is that you bring to the table. What makes you different? What is your voice? Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a filmmaker, actually, when I was in high school and college. But I just decided it would be more expensive to do, so I sort of decided music would be more fun Picture Quote #1

At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how you can tell stories on a bigger scale Picture Quote #1

In the 10 years that I’ve been a professional filmmaker, the film part of the film industry is really disappearing, right in front of our eyes Picture Quote #1

TV [series] is a six-year decision. It’s not four or five weeks. If a filmmaker and I don’t get along, it’s four weeks of your life, so whatever Picture Quote #1

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You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things. But that does not mean the filmmaker has to suffer in order to show the suffering. Stories should have the suffering, not the people (Filmmaker Quotes) On one hand, as a filmmaker, I don’t want to make a movie with guns everywhere (Filmmaker Quotes) I thought I was going to be a filmmaker but at the same time I was an intellectual and I felt that I could make a contribution to some field, as yet, not invented (Filmmaker Quotes) I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it’s a really great experience (Filmmaker Quotes) I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I’m a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just set out to make movies (Filmmaker Quotes) I’d made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors (Filmmaker Quotes) I’d have been a filmmaker or a cartoonist or something else which extended from the visual arts into the making of narratives if I hadn’t been able to shift into fiction (Filmmaker Quotes) But I always see myself as the filmmaker. I wonder if everybody else sees me more as an actor (Filmmaker Quotes) You’ve got to believe as a filmmaker that if a movie’s good enough, it’s going to survive; and if it’s not, well, it won’t (Filmmaker Quotes) I actually grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to make movies, and music was a detour, almost (Filmmaker Quotes) I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years, and really thought I was going to be a filmmaker, and then I kind of drifted over to the acting side after that (Filmmaker Quotes) As a filmmaker you get typecast just as much as an actor does, so I’m trapped in a genre that I love, but I’m trapped in it (Filmmaker Quotes) I’d love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I wait for the day when the modifier can be a moot point (Filmmaker Quotes) I already have legitimacy as a filmmaker and now I’m trying to do stuff that’s just fun. Until I find a cool tangible subject again that I want to tackle (Filmmaker Quotes) Capitalism would have never let me be a filmmaker, living in Flint, Michigan with a high school education. I was going to have to make that happen myself (Filmmaker Quotes) I am a filmmaker. That is all I’ve ever been. You know, Martin Scorsese makes films about the mob. And I make movies about food (Filmmaker Quotes) In England, I’m a horror movie director. In Germany, I’m a filmmaker. In the US, I’m a bum (Filmmaker Quotes) With the Ford Foundation grant all of a sudden instead of being an artist that had made a couple of short films, I became a filmmaker who dabbled in the arts (Filmmaker Quotes) The job of the writer and the filmmaker is not to impose his vision on the reality, but to be inspired by the reality and create a vision out of that (Filmmaker Quotes) As a filmmaker you make your films with the audience you want to attract in mind (Filmmaker Quotes) If I was American, I think I’d live in New York, because I like that East Coast mentality. There’s nothing wrong with Hollywood. If you want to be a big time filmmaker, you should go to Hollywood (Filmmaker Quotes) There’s no need there to sit with the filmmaker for 11 years to develop the script, or go round the world raising money (Filmmaker Quotes) I’m not an activist at all. I’m a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story (Filmmaker Quotes) As I have been paving my career as a filmmaker my parents have been there for me every step of the way. They have believed in my dreams despite how steep the mountain has been (Filmmaker Quotes) All any filmmaker can do is focus on creating something that has depth and resonance, and then do whatever possible to get it seen by audiences and hope the word spreads (Filmmaker Quotes) My advice to any filmmaker would be to figure out what it is that you bring to the table. What makes you different? What is your voice? (Filmmaker Quotes) I wanted to be a filmmaker, actually, when I was in high school and college. But I just decided it would be more expensive to do, so I sort of decided music would be more fun (Filmmaker Quotes) At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how you can tell stories on a bigger scale (Filmmaker Quotes) In the 10 years that I’ve been a professional filmmaker, the film part of the film industry is really disappearing, right in front of our eyes (Filmmaker Quotes) TV [series] is a six-year decision. It’s not four or five weeks. If a filmmaker and I don’t get along, it’s four weeks of your life, so whatever (Filmmaker Quotes)

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