Film Quotes

I was thrilled with how the first series of 'Sherlock' was received. It was such great fun to film, which makes it so rewarding when something you enjoy is so well received.

Being on set is quite difficult, because it's so big and you've got to try and relax, which isn't easy when you know you're in a massive film. I was terrified for quite a long time.

Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same technical approach.

I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in film and, like any reasonable actor, I keep my options open.

Part of my aspiration as a film actor is to bring subtlety to everything I do - honesty but subtlety.

The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.

The place I feel most at home is when I have health insurance. I really don't care how I get it, whether it's on film, or television or waiting tables, you know?

It was always my intention to direct. I went to film school. And then I wanted to know how to work with actors, so I went to acting school. And then by the end of that, I caught the bug.

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.

There's no more film; now everything's digital. I welcome this. It's fantastic for me to have a new chance.

If you mention any ideological thing about shooting Last Tango in Paris, I was thinking I was doing a political film.

The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.

The film industry gives you the opportunity to meet interesting people.

I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies.

Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.

You don't have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don't need a giant crew. It's great.

I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing.

Im very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.

Western audiences can gain an impression of China from my films. This is an excellent channel for promoting China's culture.

The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop a character over a period of time.

Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.

The thing about a motion picture is that look of film on a big screen takes you into a magical.

People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again.

I just believe in the movie. I don't care what the book was like. I don't care what the previous film was like or other films were like. I care only about the script I've got.

I feel the film companies should pay for proper advertising to see that the movie will sell, instead of putting it on our backs.

I'll tell you what 20 years teaches you - is that if one thing doesn't last something else will come down the pipe and to go from that and to do these films now.

Film has always been hard for me, I'm basically a stage actress. I never felt comfortable in front of the camera.

I feel kind of fortunate that over the last 25 years I've been in almost every Disney/Pixar film.

Once you prove yourself, that you're a utility player, they're going to contact you and say, hey, yeah, we need you for a film next Thursday at Fox or Sony or whatever. You kind of get a reputation.

In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.

The music is not used repetitiously to create film atmosphere. It is, in fact, the leading character.

I decided I was going to give up singing and concentrate on acting, and a result of that, I didn't do another film for two to three years, and I don't blame it on anybody but myself

For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

I regard remaking a film as creating something again.

If you have someone falling out of the boat, you'd have to drag the boat up the river and film the same scene ten times, every time, dragging the boat exactly where it was up the river.

I prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing.

I am a loyalist and I really absolutely love film.

The opportunity to shoot and get the depth out of the film - that I don't think you can get out of digital - is a huge deal for me.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It's kind of a more of a comedic-actiony film. And then we just started Ocean's [12] Monday. Or I did anyways.

'The Assassination of Jesse James' remains one of my favorite films that I've done. You know, it's still labeled a loser.

I always liked film as a teaching tool - a way of getting exposed to ideas that had never been presented to me. It just wasn't on the list of career options where I grew up.

You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers with the whole crew in the backdrop.

I dare make those comparisons, but we often said 'the making of' would be as interesting if not more interesting than the film.

I was watching Orson Welles and Jean Vigo films at a ridiculously young age.

What's the good thing about being an actor, you can do more things. Not just being a comedian, not going overboard but expressing myself within the confines of a film.

I've never done a big studio film, I've only ever done little ones.

I'd like to widen my education. I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

That film Memento creeped me out. I was looking over my back through the whole thing. I get more creeped out than scared, and spill popcorn all over the place.