Quotes for All
Revealing yourself, physically or emotionally, to cast and crew is frequently uncomfortable. But it is essential if you want to to tell the truth. I felt more at ease being bold with some than I did with others. I was incredibly fortunate to have worked with Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor. We share enough taste … Read more
I found my father’s Super8mm film camera when I was around eight years old and started shooting with it. I had no idea what I was doing at the time, but that’s really where my filmmaking began. Gabriel Campisi
I spent several years in the film finance business, but I returned to what I loved most about the industry – actual filmmaking, producing, writing and directing. Gabriel Campisi
Several years ago, as I was transitioning from film finance to film production and writing again, someone asked me how long I would try to get back into filmmaking before I gave up? My response was giving up was not an option. Gabriel Campisi
I think it’s very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking. Making a movie is such a lengthy and intense experience, so it’s wonderful to honour actors, directors, producers and all crew members who put so much hard work and passion into a project. Eva Green
And the best films feel like a fist punching you in the solar plexus and all elements of the filmmaking process – the acting, the design, the cinematography, the music, is all working to one end. Ethan Hawke
The Woodstock Film festival is among the finest of a dying breed: a festival that isn’t trying to sell you anything, but simply and beautifully celebrating the art & craft of filmmaking. Ethan Hawke
Long, long before I became a filmmaker I was talking to killers. Filmmaking was an after thought. Errol Morris
What’s great about documentary genre, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of documentary. Errol Morris
The ’80s were a time of technical wonder in filmmaking; unfortunately, some colleges didn’t integrate their film and theater departments – so you had actors who were afraid of the camera, and directors who couldn’t talk to the actors. Eric Stoltz