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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films Picture Quote #1

I don’t really watch many heist movies. Actually, I have quite eclectic tastes, but I tend to watch just foreign films. I don’t know why that is. I’m not particularly deep or anything, I just like foreign movies Picture Quote #1

Some of these things I saw in foreign films - African films, Cuban films - long before I decided to really go on this course as an actor. I started to think about what values I saw in those films that I wanted to bring to my projects Picture Quote #1

When you do a film in a foreign language, you know there’s a cost in it, that you know, unfortunately, the audiences of foreign language films have not been cultivated. There’s a market, but the market has been reduced, unfortunately, and you know that when you’re making a foreign language film, you’re making a choice Picture Quote #1

In the United States there’s not a lot of people interested in foreign language films. Every time, it’s more difficult for foreign language films to survive here Picture Quote #1

Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days would be foreign cinema; I would be looking at all the Hollywood movies that arrived at my High Street Picture Quote #1

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I started off in radio, then made little films for Granada. I applied for a job at ‘Weekend World,’ and they turned me down; I’d also applied to the Foreign Office, which accepted me Picture Quote #1

You should love literature. You should live in the library. Forget about films Picture Quote #1

It makes me forget that I’m not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future Picture Quote #1

Films like ‘Babel’ can transcend the one point-of-view formula that has reigned for so long Picture Quote #1

Even after forty years of directing, shooting and editing films, when I collaborate with a male partner, people still perceive the man as the primary filmmaker Picture Quote #1

I love the Potter films. I found them the most wonderful sort of escapism every year or two Picture Quote #1

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There’s many more films being made in America than there are in Australia. You make four hundred and fifty films a year, we make twenty-five Picture Quote #1

When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty, I saw opportunities to express my music - dare I say art - in a way that I could get a bit surreal - like Francis Bacon’s screaming pope, or Edvard Munch with [The Scream] Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding Picture Quote #1

Kindness and freedom are not has been values in films and in life in general. And that we can still be young and free even if we are 70 Picture Quote #1

France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films Picture Quote #1

You have to make millions on Friday night, because there are another 600 films waiting behind you, with explosions and everything Picture Quote #1

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Forget horror icon, Kety Bates is an icon. She’s an acting icon. I was raised on so many of her films, everything from Misery to Fried Green Tomatoes to Delores Claiborne, all films that I’ve watched multiple times and been inspired by Picture Quote #1

I like to watch films with my wife and friends. That’s how films should be watched. Only then can you enjoy the movies. Then whether it is raunchy or not, hardly matters Picture Quote #1

A lot of films made me love the movies, everything from Hitchcock to Godard. But the ones that really grabbed me were Costa-Gavras’s films like ‘Z’ and ‘State of Siege.’ Picture Quote #1

When you start on a new film, no matter how many you’ve done before that, I think I’ve done close to 80 films, but it’s always kind of a fun adventure Picture Quote #1

I made tons of films. I did animation for my friends’ films. I animated scenes just for the fun of it. Most of my stuff was bad, but I had fun, and I tried everything I knew to get better Picture Quote #1

To some degree, I was very dubious of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ idea - taking a theme park ride and turning into a film - even though they seemed to end up being quite fun films Picture Quote #1

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Funny Games’ was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then that’s quite different. ‘Funny Games’ is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, I’m very analytical in my real life, but in terms of my films, I try to not analyze them at all and let things just go into them and let them be what they are. I mean, people ask me to this day what ‘The Squid and the Whale’ stood for, and I have no idea except that it’s an exhibit in the Natural History Museum Picture Quote #1

It’s funny, though, with films, because you can incorporate a variety of elements, and sometimes that can work for you and sometimes I think it can work against you Picture Quote #1

As an actress, I’m constantly watching different shows and films and am always gathering information and inspiration for characters and techniques to make my performances the best they can be Picture Quote #1

I was shaped by the heroes in the films I saw, which you always want to emulate and be like. I wanted to be like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart Picture Quote #1

I personally don’t enjoy films that bring black people down. I find that a majority of the films that black people are starred in nowadays, are ones focused on gang violence or dancing Picture Quote #1

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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films. (Films Quotes) I don’t really watch many heist movies. Actually, I have quite eclectic tastes, but I tend to watch just foreign films. I don’t know why that is. I’m not particularly deep or anything, I just like foreign movies. (Films Quotes) Some of these things I saw in foreign films - African films, Cuban films - long before I decided to really go on this course as an actor. I started to think about what values I saw in those films that I wanted to bring to my projects (Films Quotes) When you do a film in a foreign language, you know there’s a cost in it, that you know, unfortunately, the audiences of foreign language films have not been cultivated. There’s a market, but the market has been reduced, unfortunately, and you know that when you’re making a foreign language film, you’re making a choice. (Films Quotes) In the United States there’s not a lot of people interested in foreign language films. Every time, it’s more difficult for foreign language films to survive here. (Films Quotes) Because I was a kid from north of England, the only films I had access to was not alternative cinema, which in those days would be foreign cinema; I would be looking at all the Hollywood movies that arrived at my High Street. (Films Quotes) I started off in radio, then made little films for Granada. I applied for a job at ‘Weekend World,’ and they turned me down; I’d also applied to the Foreign Office, which accepted me. (Films Quotes) You should love literature. You should live in the library. Forget about films. (Films Quotes) It makes me forget that I’m not going to be a major star and lead female in films whether it was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, five or in the future. (Films Quotes) Films like ‘Babel’ can transcend the one point-of-view formula that has reigned for so long. (Films Quotes) Even after forty years of directing, shooting and editing films, when I collaborate with a male partner, people still perceive the man as the primary filmmaker. (Films Quotes) I love the Potter films. I found them the most wonderful sort of escapism every year or two. (Films Quotes) There’s many more films being made in America than there are in Australia. You make four hundred and fifty films a year, we make twenty-five. (Films Quotes) When I started experimenting with fantasy and horror films and looking for characters who had some sort of emotional or mental difficulty, I saw opportunities to express my music - dare I say art - in a way that I could get a bit surreal - like Francis Bacon’s screaming pope, or Edvard Munch with [The Scream]. (Films Quotes) When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding. (Films Quotes) Kindness and freedom are not has been values in films and in life in general. And that we can still be young and free even if we are 70. (Films Quotes) France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films. (Films Quotes) You have to make millions on Friday night, because there are another 600 films waiting behind you, with explosions and everything. (Films Quotes) Forget horror icon, Kety Bates is an icon. She’s an acting icon. I was raised on so many of her films, everything from Misery to Fried Green Tomatoes to Delores Claiborne, all films that I’ve watched multiple times and been inspired by. (Films Quotes) I like to watch films with my wife and friends. That’s how films should be watched. Only then can you enjoy the movies. Then whether it is raunchy or not, hardly matters. (Films Quotes) A lot of films made me love the movies, everything from Hitchcock to Godard. But the ones that really grabbed me were Costa-Gavras’s films like ‘Z’ and ‘State of Siege.’ (Films Quotes) When you start on a new film, no matter how many you’ve done before that, I think I’ve done close to 80 films, but it’s always kind of a fun adventure. (Films Quotes) I made tons of films. I did animation for my friends’ films. I animated scenes just for the fun of it. Most of my stuff was bad, but I had fun, and I tried everything I knew to get better. (Films Quotes) To some degree, I was very dubious of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ idea - taking a theme park ride and turning into a film - even though they seemed to end up being quite fun films. (Films Quotes) Funny Games’ was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then that’s quite different. ‘Funny Games’ is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience. (Films Quotes) It’s funny, I’m very analytical in my real life, but in terms of my films, I try to not analyze them at all and let things just go into them and let them be what they are. I mean, people ask me to this day what ‘The Squid and the Whale’ stood for, and I have no idea except that it’s an exhibit in the Natural History Museum. (Films Quotes) It’s funny, though, with films, because you can incorporate a variety of elements, and sometimes that can work for you and sometimes I think it can work against you. (Films Quotes) As an actress, I’m constantly watching different shows and films and am always gathering information and inspiration for characters and techniques to make my performances the best they can be. (Films Quotes) I was shaped by the heroes in the films I saw, which you always want to emulate and be like. I wanted to be like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart. (Films Quotes) I personally don’t enjoy films that bring black people down. I find that a majority of the films that black people are starred in nowadays, are ones focused on gang violence or dancing. (Films Quotes)

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