Filmmaking quotes

“A set should be like a family, except that you all actually like each other.”
Taika Waititi

“Film making is a hugely collaborative activity and every actor contributes something valuable to the story as well as every crew member.”
Bruce Spence

“When you think of a movie, most people imagine a two hour finished, polished product. But to get to that two hour product, it can take hundreds or thousands of people many months of full time work.”
George Kennedy

“Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.”
Xander Berkeley

“The mood of sickness is in the audience; the filmmaker is only reflecting the climate of society.”
Lee Marvin

“It's been my heart's desire to direct since I started doing movies. I directed two films in the '70s and '80s. One was a feature-length documentary. But I've still not made my debut with a big film.”
Stella Stevens

“- Teresa: Why are you always filming stuff on that camera?
- Fourth Grade: Cause one day I wanna make movies. I have this one idea. It's about this baby. Like a... like a... like a super baby. It's called Strong Baby.
- Teresa: Nice, cool.
- Fourth Grade: He has, like, a little cape.”
Liana Perlich - Teresa
Ryder McLaughlin - Fourth Grade

“I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.”
Maika Monroe

“I am sick and tired of acting. I want to make decisions at production level. I have tried to fight the system and do things my way, but I haven't been able to. Now I feel that whatever talent I may have had is gone. The time has come to move on.”
Stephen Boyd

“To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.”
Michael Rapaport

“I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.”
Famke Janssen

“As for making movies, who can act at eight o'clock in the morning? Let's face it!”
John Carradine

“I am starting to explore directing, maybe in the future in the world of 'White Collar.'”
Willie Garson