Inspirational Quotes
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Cinema Quotes
CinemaEntertainmentFavoritesFilmMovies I was such a big 'Dirty Dozen,' 'Where Eagles Dare,' 'A Bridge Too Far' - all those kinds of movies I loved.
CinemaEntertainmentFilmPersonal PreferenceScience Fiction For me, 'Blade Runner' is the best science-fiction film ever made.
ActingBritish ActorsCinemaPerformanceTalent I think the first British actor who really worked well in cinema was Albert Finney. He was a back-street Marlon Brando. He brought a great wittiness and power to the screen. The best actor we've had.
ArtCinemaInspiration I think 'Dead Poets' was probably my favorite, just to get started with the idea of doing a movie that people treated as more than a movie.
CinemaDiscoveryGrowthHumor I grew up on Mel Brooks films. That was film to me until I got a little bit older and realised there were other kinds of movies.
AdmirationCinemaCreativityInspirationStorytelling Very early on, I was writing stories, and I was amazed at Spielberg's movies when I was young. Coming from the countryside, I was so impressed with the way he was able to tell stories and the way he was able to deal with le merveilleux - the wonders. Very quickly, he became for me a massive hero, and he introduced me to the world of a director.
ArtCinemaImaginationRealismTechnology Sometimes you see films, not just science fiction films, where you get the sense that if the camera were to pan just to the left or the right, all of a sudden you'd be seeing light stands and crew standing around. But with 'Blade Runner,' the beauty of it is that it felt like a real, breathing city.
ActionAdventureCinemaFilm TechniquesSpecial Effects 'Speed' and 'Point Break' were a lot of running and jumping, and then 'The Matrix Trilogy' had a lot of fights and wire work and green screen elements.
CinemaFandomFavorite MoviesPassionScience Fiction I'm among the hardcore fans of 'Blade Runner.' 'Blade Runner' is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a movie that is linked with my love and passion for cinema.
CharacterCinemaHopeIntegrityTruth If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.
CinemaExpressionImpactPowerViolence When I use violence in a movie, it's just to express the power, the impact of it.
ArtCinemaCreativityExpressionPop Culture Film is pop art. It's not whether it's auteur cinema or not; that's a false distinction. Cinema is cinema.
CinemaCultural CommentaryFilm CritiqueNostalgiaViolence in Media I just sort of feel like John Hughes movies are perfect, but they're missing violence. If they just had some violence, they'd be perfect.
ArtCelebrationCinemaHumanityUnity The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.
CinemaCreativityGiftPassionResponsibility I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance films. As soon as my name alone was enough to make this happen, I vowed to myself that I was going to work with directors who were changing cinema, doing something important, you know?
CinemaCultural ImpactInnovationMemoryNostalgia I'm coming from a small town in Quebec where, at that time, there was no Internet, and the way to be in contact with movies were those American fan magazines like 'Fantastic Films' and 'Starlog,' and I still remember the shock, the impact of seeing the first frames, the first pictures coming out of 'Blade Runner.'
CinemaEmpowermentIdentityRealityRepresentation I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life. That's my own reality, so it's a doorway into a world for me.
CinemaControlInfluenceTemptationYouth One of the powerful temptations is that of the cinema palace. The cinema has undoubtedly an enormous attraction for boys, and people are constantly cudgelling their brains how to stop it. But it is one of those things which would be very difficult to stop even if it were altogether desirable.
ActingCharactersCinemaClassic FilmsVillains Shane was a classic, and you can't find a better bad guy than Jack Palance.
CinemaIntuitionMomentsRecognitionRelationships I think we just knew that we had a movie when Rachel walked in the room.
CinemaCollective ExperienceCommunicationEmotionSharing I was at the premiere of 'Prisoners,' and I heard two thousand people scream at the same time. I turned to my wife and said, 'I love cinema!' It's the sharing of emotions together, and it's collective. It's one of the last communions we have.
CareerCinemaHumorMortalityReflection I haven't died in a movie in a while,'The Departed,' 'Body of Lies,' 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception.' I guess I did die in 'The Departed.'
Audience EngagementCinemaDesignPerspectiveVisual Storytelling Film gives us the luxury of deciding where the viewpoint of the audience is, and by knowing that, we can very effectively design around what is actually seen on camera.
CinemaConsequencesKnowledgeStoryTruth The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrew's cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neo's choice to know the truth. It's a beautiful, beautiful story.
Childhood MemoriesCinemaCultural ImpactInfluence of MediaScience Fiction I watched the German version of 'Baron Munchasen' and Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' at a young age. 'Star Wars' was also a huge thing when I was a kid.
