History of Cinema in Quotes
History of Cinema quotes
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In this section you can find the history of cinema in quotes, from the silent movies to the early 20th century special effects. What do actors and directors think about the changes in the way of filmmaking? Themes and plots have changed, following the evolution of society and technology. In old science fiction movies, though, we find some prophetical images that tell our present. Between the nostalgia of black and white movies and the enthusiasm that surrounds digital imagery, celebrities give you their opinion about the everchanging world of movie business.
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“I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If the director's good than the end result will be good.”
“When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.”
“The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking.”
“In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur, no matter what rises and falls, we return to stability in the end.”
“I remember being on a black-and-white set all day and then going out into daylight and being amazed by the colour.”
“What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city?”
“Television is better than it's ever been in history. A lot of stories are being pushed - because of how complicated they are to make - toward Netflix and other channels on cable.”
“I remember reading the book in high school and always thinking of Gatsby as this strong, stoic, suave, mysterious man who had everything under control. But when I read it as an adult, I realised he is a hollow man, a shell of a person trying to find meaning, who is not completely in touch with reality.”
“There are down-beat, dirty pictures. They deal with futility and hopelessness. The hell with them. I'm not going to make them. ”
“Radio? A guy smooching in front of a mike, afraid to take his eyes off the script. Phooey! That's not show business!”
“Maybe show business is getting to be a lost art. It used to be if a kid was hit at the theater when they had 'amateur night', a scout would see hima nd get him a break in burlesque, or in a medicine show, or the circus. Then if they had what it took he'd latch on in vaudeville. Finally maybe he'd be ready for Broadway in a musical for Ziegfeld...” (continue)(continue reading)
“The budget for Apocalypse Now in 1979 was over $25 million. For that sort of money we could have invaded somewhere.”
“The reason I'm doing Shakespeare is to see if today's audiences can still relate to that. I'm not old or English, or anything, so this'll prove it once and for all.”
The "Exorcist" has been a very interesting cross to bear.
“Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.”
“In Beverly Hills they don't throw their garbage away, they make it into television shows.”
“The best comedy, I feel, comes in a drama because it balances each other out.”
“It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting.”
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