Film Quotes - Page 97

I want to do more films.

For me the movie [Fruitvale Station ] wasn't about that. The movie's about [Oscar Grant] life. And what happens on the platform is a very short part of the film. It's from Oscar's perspective. From the perspectives of the relationships that he's involved with.

For me, with me, making a film is always about humanity.

I've never much been interested in doing films that no one gets to see.

The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable.

I always try and learn as much as I can from different departments on a film set.

I always start a film thinking I know how to do it, then I learn all over again.

We have so many American and English films in Australia that we hear those accents often, so they're not too hard to pick up, but it's always a challenge.

I come from a background of independent films.

What I like about film is it explores imperfections.

I think when you're on a show that takes place in N.Y.C. but film it in L.A. there is just a vibe that feels wrong.

I hope to do films. Right now I'm just doing projects that are interesting.

Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.

I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.

I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested.

I'm not a preacher and I'm not a pastor. But I really feel my career was leading me to make this. The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was just directing traffic. I hope the film has the power to evangelize.

What I'm doing is making an action-adventure film of mythic proportions.

What happens in Israel, it's not so divided between being a film actor, or a TV actor - usually, we just do everything. I do theater, film, and television, and the theater is mostly financed by the government.

I also love a film by Ang Lee - "Lust, Caution."

We are living at a time where there are so many films available to watch through so many formats all the time. It's hard for any film to stand out in that din.

Most of us who got into film industry in early 2000s weren't prepared for the constant vigilance that being a celebrity requires, and there's no school for learning how to handle it well or gracefully. It's a hard thing to figure out. A lot of people don't deal with it well because they're either too paranoid or they're doing things they probably shouldn't be doing in public.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

When you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations.

I will never sign anything which makes me have to do more than one film.