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Films Quotes

Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs Picture Quote #1

Horror films do not prepare us for the hours lost in searching after one clear thought Picture Quote #1

In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret Picture Quote #1

I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect Picture Quote #1

My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films Picture Quote #1

It’s not about an opening weekend. It’s about a career, building a set of films you’re proud of. Period Picture Quote #1

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Most of the films I’ve done haven’t done particularly well. I’m surprised I’m continuing to work Picture Quote #1

Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that’s not the good part of what I do for a living. The good part is the making of films. The unpleasant part is the fame part, if you’re not careful Picture Quote #1

Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea Picture Quote #1

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films Picture Quote #1

I’ve been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I’ve financed myself Picture Quote #1

The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art Picture Quote #1

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Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days Picture Quote #1

Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy Picture Quote #1

I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there’s not enough of them these days Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to get personal films off the ground, and it’s hard developing them Picture Quote #1

You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film Picture Quote #1

I work very fast and steadily, and I don’t hardly ever notice that I’m working. It feels like just breathing or walking when I do films Picture Quote #1

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When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It’s important to see the film as a film Picture Quote #1

I think part of the reason ideas haven’t come in is that the world of cinema is changing so drastically, and in a weird way, feature films I think have become cheap. Everything is kind of throwaway. It’s experienced and then forgotten Picture Quote #1

I’m used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place Picture Quote #1

There’s been almost a dozen films that have been made against me. There’s actually more films made attacking me than films I’ve made Picture Quote #1

Franchises aren’t to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films Picture Quote #1

Normally I sit there in the films really hating watching myself. Loving watching the films, hating watching myself Picture Quote #1

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Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it Picture Quote #1

It’s interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they’re reduced to the barest terms of survival. That’s what provides tension in a lot of films Picture Quote #1

I go through periods, usually when I’m editing and shooting, of seeing only old films Picture Quote #1

It is not my job to compare my movies. I don’t like to compare my films with other movies because I don’t really have that perspective. It is an intellectual exercise, but it doesn’t intuitively come to me Picture Quote #1

My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films Picture Quote #1

Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the cinema were black and white. It was a gray world. And music somehow was in color Picture Quote #1

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Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs (Films Quotes) Horror films do not prepare us for the hours lost in searching after one clear thought (Films Quotes) In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret (Films Quotes) I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect (Films Quotes) My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films (Films Quotes) It’s not about an opening weekend. It’s about a career, building a set of films you’re proud of. Period (Films Quotes) Most of the films I’ve done haven’t done particularly well. I’m surprised I’m continuing to work (Films Quotes) Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that’s not the good part of what I do for a living. The good part is the making of films. The unpleasant part is the fame part, if you’re not careful (Films Quotes) Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea (Films Quotes) I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films (Films Quotes) I’ve been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I’ve financed myself (Films Quotes) The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art (Films Quotes) Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days (Films Quotes) Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy (Films Quotes) I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there’s not enough of them these days (Films Quotes) It’s hard to get personal films off the ground, and it’s hard developing them (Films Quotes) You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film (Films Quotes) I work very fast and steadily, and I don’t hardly ever notice that I’m working. It feels like just breathing or walking when I do films (Films Quotes) When I see films made from books, I make a huge effort not to remember the book. It’s important to see the film as a film (Films Quotes) I think part of the reason ideas haven’t come in is that the world of cinema is changing so drastically, and in a weird way, feature films I think have become cheap. Everything is kind of throwaway. It’s experienced and then forgotten (Films Quotes) I’m used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place (Films Quotes) There’s been almost a dozen films that have been made against me. There’s actually more films made attacking me than films I’ve made (Films Quotes) Franchises aren’t to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films (Films Quotes) Normally I sit there in the films really hating watching myself. Loving watching the films, hating watching myself (Films Quotes) Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it (Films Quotes) It’s interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they’re reduced to the barest terms of survival. That’s what provides tension in a lot of films (Films Quotes) I go through periods, usually when I’m editing and shooting, of seeing only old films (Films Quotes) It is not my job to compare my movies. I don’t like to compare my films with other movies because I don’t really have that perspective. It is an intellectual exercise, but it doesn’t intuitively come to me (Films Quotes) My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films (Films Quotes) Entertainment came out of this thing called a television, and it was gray. Most of the films that we saw at the cinema were black and white. It was a gray world. And music somehow was in color (Films Quotes)

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