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"I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever."

"I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

Film, Future, Now, Years

13

"Film is changing, and it can't help but keep changing."

"Film is changing, and it can't help but keep changing."

Norman McLaren, Scottish Artist

13

"The studio should not have released this film."

"The studio should not have released this film."

Joel Siegel, American Critic

13

"I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable."

"I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable."

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

13

"I liked The Slipper and the Rose, as I have already mentioned, because it was such a lovely film to do."

"I liked The Slipper and the Rose, as I have already mentioned, because it was such a lovely film to do."

Julie Harris, American Actress

13

"I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis."

"I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis."

Albert Finney, British Actor

Film, London, Tennis

13

"For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film."

"For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film."

Rupert Grint, English Actor

13

"One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention."

"One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Film, Flying, Intention, Moments

12

"When the movie was done, Number Five was crated up. Eric took him over to Germany; displayed him over there because Germans really liked this movie. It was very popular with them."

"When the movie was done, Number Five was crated up. Eric took him over to Germany; displayed him over there because Germans really liked this movie. It was very popular with them."

John Badham, British Director

Film, Germany, Popular

12

"I've only used my own voice about four times on film."

"I've only used my own voice about four times on film."

Ian Hart, English Actor

12

"You learn real early to make a film and then duck, and basically that's how I go about it."

"You learn real early to make a film and then duck, and basically that's how I go about it."

Alan Rudolph, American Director

12

"I did a film called Dracula and it was very nice because I had lots of trips to New York on Concorde."

"I did a film called Dracula and it was very nice because I had lots of trips to New York on Concorde."

Julie Harris, American Actress

12

"There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there."

"There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there."

Richard Gere, American Actor

Film, Light, Nothing, Project

12

"Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle."

"Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle."

Ron Moody, British Actor

12

"The things that I've done that have totally been remembered, they've always started with the same kind of engine, they've always started with someone saying 'I have to make this film - I'm going to make this film whatever the odds'."

"The things that I've done that have totally been remembered, they've always started with the same kind of engine, they've always started with someone saying 'I have to make this film - I'm going to make this film whatever the odds'."

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

12

"When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film."

"When you are making the one you are doing, you think it is the greatest film going. And then you do another one and it is a great film."

Nick Nolte, American Actor

12

"I was very fortunate in having David Fincher, the director come to me. Now I've seen the finished product, I feel that every bit of the nine months we spent on the film was worth it."

"I was very fortunate in having David Fincher, the director come to me. Now I've seen the finished product, I feel that every bit of the nine months we spent on the film was worth it."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

Film, Months, Now, Worth

12

"It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were."

"It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were."

James Franco, American Actor

Film, Relationships

12

"And I'm auditioning right now for a movie, and then I have a script that I'm reading right now for a horror film, and I'm meeting for a couple of television shows that I just had yesterday, and pretty much was offered one of them."

"And I'm auditioning right now for a movie, and then I have a script that I'm reading right now for a horror film, and I'm meeting for a couple of television shows that I just had yesterday, and pretty much was offered one of them."

Trishelle Cannatella, American Celebrity

Film, Horror, Meeting, Now

12

"Nudity, in the right way, can enhance a film or a TV program or a TV commercial. If it's done tastefully it can make it more of an interesting product."

"Nudity, in the right way, can enhance a film or a TV program or a TV commercial. If it's done tastefully it can make it more of an interesting product."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

Film, Nudity, Right

12

"Film then does not promote socialist revolution in any consistent way."

"Film then does not promote socialist revolution in any consistent way."

Mark Poster, American Cultural Theorist

Film, Revolution

12

"When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release."

"When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release."

Roger Corman, American Producer

12

"You want to keep it in there because you feel like it's yours but to be able to see that sometimes some stuff needs to go and I think it's for the benefit of the film."

"You want to keep it in there because you feel like it's yours but to be able to see that sometimes some stuff needs to go and I think it's for the benefit of the film."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Film, Needs, Want

12

"I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck."

"I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

Film, Luck, Project

11

"What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the rest of the year."

"What I'd really like to do is do a film or two a year and then do theater in New York the rest of the year."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

Film, Rest, Theater

11

"By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects."

"By drawing or exposing two or more patterns on the same bit of film I can create harmony and textual effects."

Norman McLaren, Scottish Artist

11

"On a low-budget film, you don't have all the luxuries."

"On a low-budget film, you don't have all the luxuries."

Lukas Haas, American Actor

11

"That's when it really came together for me that I was in a Bond film, to have my own spy car!"

"That's when it really came together for me that I was in a Bond film, to have my own spy car!"

Rick Yune, American Actor

11

"And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar."

"And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

Film, Reason, Romantic

11

"Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years."

"Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years."

John Badham, British Director

Film, Production, Years

11

"I didn't watch much TV as a kid and I don' t watch it now. I don' t find anything beautiful or unique to the medium, and the only thing you can do on TV that you can't do in film is make a continuing story - which is so cool!"

"I didn't watch much TV as a kid and I don' t watch it now. I don' t find anything beautiful or unique to the medium, and the only thing you can do on TV that you can't do in film is make a continuing story - which is so cool!"

David Lynch, American Director

11

"It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller."

"It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller."

Ed Wood, American Director

Film, Supernatural

11

"I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason."

"I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason."

Miranda Otto, Australian Actress

Film, Reason, Theatre

11

"The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary."

"The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary."

Francois Truffaut, French Director

Film, Confession, Tomorrow

11

"But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece."

"But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece."

Sarah Michelle Gellar, American Actress

11

"I do have tatoos, and I do wear leather, but there are other sides of me, that my film express."

"I do have tatoos, and I do wear leather, but there are other sides of me, that my film express."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

11

"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well."

"I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

11

"Yeah I think Pitch Black was edgy, I think that's what worked for our film."

"Yeah I think Pitch Black was edgy, I think that's what worked for our film."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

11

"I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist."

"I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist."

Alice Hoffman, American Author

11

"I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell."

"I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell."

Shirley Knight, American Actress

Film, First, Hell

11

"I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid."

"I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid."

Dwayne Hickman, American Actor

11

"I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it."

"I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

11

"I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it."

"I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it."

Shannyn Sossamon, American Musician

10

"The director is planning on titling the film 'Yummy Fur' so we are probably planning on changing the title of the book to 'Yummy Fur' to match the film."

"The director is planning on titling the film 'Yummy Fur' so we are probably planning on changing the title of the book to 'Yummy Fur' to match the film."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

10

"I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest."

"I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest."

Eric Roberts, American Actor

10

"I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

"I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

Emir Kusturica, Serbian Director

10

"Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it."

"Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it."

Jack Valenti, American Businessman

10

"Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant."

"Godard is incredibly brilliant, the things he says. Apparently here in France, the most interesting thing when a new film of his is going to come out are his press conferences, because he's so brilliant."

Brian De Palma, American Director

Film, France, Press

10

"Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique."

"Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique."

David Lean, British Director

Film, Job, Reality

10

"There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival."

"There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

10

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