Inspirational Quotes
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Film Industry Quotes
Career DevelopmentCreativityFilm IndustryPreparationRisk Taking I made 'Enemy' to prep myself for 'Prisoners.' I had the need to direct something smaller in English before going to Hollywood. That's the way I sold it to Warner because they asked me if I was berserk to make a movie right before.
Film IndustryLeadershipPersonal ExperiencePressureWork Preferences There's a lot of pressure to be the lead of a film. I have done it. It's not my favorite way to work.
Audience ExpectationsFilm IndustryMedia AdaptationStorytellingVideo Games In the past, a lot of films based on video games think that the audience wants to experience what it's like to play the game, and that's absolutely not the case.
Career PathChildhood ExperiencesDestinyFamily InfluenceFilm Industry Growing up, I was on film sets occasionally, when my dad was acting, so I got to run around and do odd jobs on films like 'Labyrinth' and others... I seemed destined to make films.
CollaborationCreativityEfficiencyFilm IndustryInnovation Since I began making movies, I've always looked for screenwriters instead of going through the long and painful process of writing.
AdmirationCollaborationCreativityFilm IndustryTalent There are a lot of directors I'd still love to work with. Paul Thomas Anderson is someone I'd love to work with. I think Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is very talented. Ang Lee is very talented. I mean, there are a lot of people. There are many great directors out there.
Art And CreativityFilm IndustryMedia InfluencePerception and RealityWork Environment Most movies, you have to try and forget you're making a movie, because there are trailers and booms and lights and marks, and it's everywhere.
FeminismFilm IndustryGender EqualityGender RepresentationMedia Critique Hollywood usually doesn't have strong woman in films like that, and it's stupid, so for the most part they're usually being directed and written by men.
CensorshipFilm IndustryFreedom of ExpressionMedia RegulationsSocietal Stigma What a lot of people don't understand about the NC-17, which I didn't understand, is that you can't show it in major theater chains - and you can't even air spots for your film on television. It really stigmatizes the movie.