My plays are always pushing towards cinema anyway. They’re down and dirty, real and more fun. – Martin McDonagh
I don’t think Bollywood is only mindless cinema, but a lot of films they churn out are not films that I completely enjoy watching. – Freida Pinto
There are things that I love in Iranian cinema and things that I don’t. In Iranian cinema, you have to use metaphor because you are living under a dictatorship. – Marjane Satrapi
I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read non-fiction more. – Madhur Bhandarkar
Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It’s for the distributor. The film becomes a brand. – Francis Ford Coppola
I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces. – Michel Hazanavicius
People are mistaken to view cinema as some sort of gimmick. It’s very much ingrained in the ways in which we understand each other. – Nicolas Roeg
I’m a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel. – Ed Speleers
Indian cinema is entertaining, and what I love most about it is the songs and dances in the films. – Pierce Brosnan
There’s a difference between watching a film and watching a bit of cinema and enjoying a film as a piece of cinema. – Nick Frost
I’ve grown up around cinema. Michael Kamen was a very, very close friend of mine, sort of my godfather. So I know how much work goes into it. You have to know what you’re doing. – Dhani Harrison
I love moments in film where there’s no dialogue, and somebody communicates something with a look that kills you. That’s why I love going to the cinema. – Felicity Jones
Realism is always subjective in film. There’s no such thing as cinema verite. The only true cinema verite would be what Andy Warhol did with his film about the Empire State Building – eight hours or so from one angle, and even then it’s not really cinema verite, because you aren’t actually there. – Crispin Glover
Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don’t get to think, you only get to receive information. – Gus Van Sant
Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do. – Francis Ford Coppola
Sometimes I get an idea for cinema. And when you get an idea that you fall in love with, this is a glorious day. – David Lynch
In 2008, A.J. Schnack recruited Thom Powers to start the Cinema Eye Honors to recognize the artistry and craft that go into making documentary films. – Marshall Curry