I have actually directed over thirty plays and about one hundred commercials for cable TV, but have not yet had the opportunity to direct a feature film. – Sid Haig
My partners are Gourov Dasgupta and Roshan Balu. Together, we’re ‘Superbia’. I’ve already signed some film and non-film assignments. – Shaan
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun. – Steve Coogan
Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the technicians, and a music director was put in charge. That directly related to a film producer’s job. – Tony Visconti
I don’t have a preference between theatre and film; I like to do both. But I will say that there’s something about theatre that is more nourishing and sustaining than film ever can be. – Willem Dafoe
I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it’s under- and over-exposed. – Viggo Mortensen
Film is a medium of clear lines and broad strikes – which can be fantastic – but compared to the subtleties and nuances of a novel, it doesn’t even get close. – William Boyd
On the contrary, I’m a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film. – Walter Salles
It isn’t glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines. – Taylor Hackford
‘Lawrence of Arabia’ is a film that anyone wanting to become an actor should watch at least six hundred times. – Sid Haig
I love film and I love sitcoms, and I was one of those kids that would just go to the movies on the weekend and spend my whole weekend watching all of the movies. – Terrence J
I played the best role I’ve ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying. – Sherry Stringfield
I wrote Murder at the Windmill. And it was accepted and we made it and it was the first film I made with Danny Angel, well the only film I actually made… I made a lot of it at the Windmill itself. – Val Guest
Another thing that really excites me: I’d like to do multiple versions of the same film. – Steven Soderbergh
My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books. – William Nicholson
Women remain dramatically under-represented as characters in film when compared to their representation in the U.S. population. – Sharon Lawrence
You need an R rating because without one, you can’t advertise and the film won’t get shown. – Tobe Hooper
I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas. – Tobias Lindholm
I learned that you have to say that you’re a filmmaker. You’re not a screenwriter; you’re not a director for hire. You’ve got to take charge. You’re a filmmaker, and you’re going to make a film. – Whit Stillman
I like the smell of film. I just like knowing there’s film going through the camera. – Steven Spielberg
Well the Bombay film wasn’t always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years. – Satyajit Ray
The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else’s decision about the final form of something. It’s so hard as to be intolerable. – Trevor Nunn