Film Quotes


You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. - Arthur Erickson


You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the same in - I'm trying to think of other directors with a similar sense - David Lynch's films, Tim's films, some of Cronenberg's stuff. - Danny Elfman


You have to improvise all the time. A lot of things come down to the last minute. It will be like that even 10 years from now when we're a huge festival. You have to wait until the last minute to get the new films, to get the filmmaker to commit, to get the actresses to commit. Because of their schedules, they're not able to tell you three months out. It's in flux even now. - Scott Cross


You have to have a secret... There is a hidden movie in all the best films. The secret is in every frame... in a good movie, there is always a shadow movie underneath the text, which allows the film to float above reality. - Sam Mendes


You have to find partnerships, and I did that with this little record company called Memphis International. They're this young label that needed press and promotion, and I had a film where I really wanted authentic Memphis talent. - Sue Jacobs


You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film actor - is that you have to maintain these heightened emotions for long periods of time. There's no trick to it. You just have to do. - Aaron Stanford


You have to contort your body in a certain way to hit a low note. When you're on film, you can't. So you do, in a sense, get to hide behind your voice, which is nice. - Will Friedle


You have to communicate on a much greater scale... With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage, a lot of other things are happening that can pull focus or energy. You're always thinking the same way, but you have to amplify your thoughts with the volume of your speech and the ways you use your whole body to communicate what you're feeling. It's a little bit different from film. - Jeremy Irons


You have to beg, borrow and steal... You have to swallow your pride and be able to ask for help, for money. A lot of people are willing to help independent filmmakers if they think there's a chance they're going to finish their film. - Liz Stubbs


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