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I really want to do a western film. It's one of my favorite movie genres of all time.
The film industry needs to confront the physical footprint of the way films get made.
Superman was never previewed because the producers didn't trust Warners with the film.
It's a certain kind of immortality, because those Disney films do go on and on and on.
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films.
Film is endlessly just beyond your reach. I think that's what I love so much about it.
If you watch a film from beginning to end, with no women in it, it's really difficult.
Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
A remarkable documentary that's also one of the most beautiful nature films I've seen.
So many films end up being filmed in London or in the same places over and over again.
I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it.
The only place that I'd be worried about being typecast is the independent film world.
I'm not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I'm looking to make a really great film.
I suppose I can do more for a script as an actor than as a writer - in the film sense.
It's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die.
I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
I didn't see myself as a woman doing film but as a radical film-maker who was a woman.
This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
Its always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.
What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can't wrap my brain around that one.
My goal is to make as many films as possible about different aspects of American life.
I prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing.
You don't choose a film because it's made by a woman, you choose it because it's good.
It was the television that turned me to film. My parents did take me to Pete's Dragon.
There are certain moments that you have to hit in a film, like when a character cries.
I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films.
You have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.
I'm glad that my films have been consistently faring well rather than one stray Friday!
I'm developing the stuff all the time. There's a film in my head. I'm imagining a film.
I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.
I can write songs, I've had songs in movies, but I can't compose film scores, you know?
Even if you try to copy a film shot by shot, you still can't. It's still your own film.
Traffic is one of the most powerful films to come out in recent years. It blew me away.
This film [the Cell] certainly is not meant for the girls who sing along with my songs.
If people don't like [my film], the ship's sailed. There's nothing I can do about that.
Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.
I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon.
Kolkata is the relatively unexplored part of India as far as Hindi films are concerned.
Any additional spotlight you can put onto an opening of a film is a great thing to get.
Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little.
I would travel down to Hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary.
I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.
I think graphic novels are closer to prose than film, which is a really different form.
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'
Blocking and countering like they do in the films doesn't work, so don't bother trying.
I never directly think of certain films. I know I am influenced by all the films I see.
Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.
I was lucky with my first film because it had Warhol in it. That was the selling point.