Filmmaking Quotes

[When asked what a director does] I help.

Movies are art and the spirit of the movie depends on the creators.

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.

Movies took you right up to the edge but kept you safe.

My belief is that no movie, nothing in life, leaves people neutral. You either leave them up or you leave them down.

A film is -- or should be -- more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings.

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates.

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

I’m a storyteller – that’s the chief function of a director. And they’re moving pictures, let’s make ‘em move!

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it’s not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people’s eyes.

The camera lies all the time; lies 24 times/second.

In the future, everybody is going to be a director. Somebody’s got to live a real life so we have something to make a movie about.

The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.

As filmmakers, we can show where a person’s mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch it.

Fair play to those who dare to dream!

My advice to young film-makers is this: don't follow trends, start them!

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.