Filmmaker – Quotes

A lot of what

A lot of what I know as a filmmaker is because of hockey. That’s teamwork, and being able to collaborate with people, and be creative with them, and get the most out of everybody. Everyone’s got different talents, and you’ve got to bring out the best of everybody, and use your strengths and work together, … Read more

As a filmmaker, you

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself – because you cant possibly please everyone. Evangeline Lilly

But I always see

But I always see myself as the filmmaker. I wonder if everybody else sees me more as an actor. Evan Glodell

Painters can study the

Painters can study the masters can’t they? Musicians can hear Beethoven. What will filmmakers do? Eva Marie Saint

Alejandro Amenábar is a

Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in … Read more

Whenever a really passionate,

Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work. Ethan Hawke

We tend to do

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality. Ethan Coen

I don’t think that

I don’t think that anybody really makes films quite like mine. That’s maybe true of any filmmaker. Errol Morris

I never intended to

I never intended to be a documentary filmmaker. I think I became a documentary filmmaker because I had trouble writing, and I had trouble finishing things. Errol Morris