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"Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes."

"Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes."

Roger Penrose, English Physicist

14

"I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies."

"I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

14

"It's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars."

"It's the formulaic studio movies the make money, and when they do, the actors in them are automatically movie stars."

Mickey Rourke, American Actor

Movies, Money, Actors, Stars

14

"There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives."

"There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Movies, Music, Influence, Moments

14

"Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?"

"Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?"

Ed Wood, American Director

Movies, Successful, Now, Profit

14

"I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies."

"I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

14

"So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies."

"So I got caught up in the same wave as everybody else and went right out to Hollywood, to make movies."

Kitty Carlisle, American Musician

Movies, Hollywood, Right

14

"Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that."

"Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that."

Famke Janssen, Dutch Actress

Movies, Action, Career, Choices

14

"I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good."

"I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good."

Richard King, American Director

Movies, Care, Film, School

14

"I used to eat lunch with Billy Wilder when I first came out here."

"I used to eat lunch with Billy Wilder when I first came out here."

Richard Serra, American Sculptor

14

"If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you."

"If your movies don't perform, they just stop calling you."

Matt Damon, American Actor

14

"Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick."

"Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick."

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Movies, Being, Provocative

14

"If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic."

"If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Movies, People, Hollywood, Privilege

14

"I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me interested in getting into movies, and they're few and far between."

"I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me interested in getting into movies, and they're few and far between."

Jason Patric, American Actor

14

"I aim for a lifetime full of movies."

"I aim for a lifetime full of movies."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

14

"Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop."

"Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop."

Jan de Bont, Dutch Director

Movies, Summer, Want, Will

14

"Too much TV hurts movies."

"Too much TV hurts movies."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

14

"I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them."

"I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them."

Fiona Shaw, Irish Actress

Movies, Time, America

14

"January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out."

"January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Movies, America

14

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

"I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

Movies, Actors, Now, Today

14

"I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies."

"I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies."

Walter Hill, American Director

Movies, Want, Writer

14

"Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me."

"Hollywood movies are run on fear and they don't want to make bold choices. They, generally, speaking want to keep things status quo. That's not really interesting for me."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Movies, Fear, Choices, Hollywood

14

"I suppose when I was a kid, and I went to movies, and later went to some plays on my own when I got a little older, in New Orleans, where I was living then, I zeroed in on the actor."

"I suppose when I was a kid, and I went to movies, and later went to some plays on my own when I got a little older, in New Orleans, where I was living then, I zeroed in on the actor."

Ray Walston, American Actor

14

"Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm in California and all I ever wanted to do was to play gangsters and cowboys in movies."

"Westerns was why I got into the business. I grew up on a small farm in California and all I ever wanted to do was to play gangsters and cowboys in movies."

Brion James, American Actor

Movies, Business, Cowboys, Play

14

"I think I am too old to be doing teen movies. I am just kind of annoyed, because you have all these teen movies coming out with usually either Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff doing four of the exact teen movies over and over again."

"I think I am too old to be doing teen movies. I am just kind of annoyed, because you have all these teen movies coming out with usually either Lindsay Lohan or Hilary Duff doing four of the exact teen movies over and over again."

Alexa Vega, American Actress

Movies, Teen, Old

14

"I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of."

"I'm less interested in slasher, and go more for roles that can affect you on a personal level. I'm interested in human empathy in the movies I see, and in the ones I am a part of."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

Movies, Empathy

14

"Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously."

"Yeah, I do like scary movies, especially the ones that don't take themselves too seriously."

Anna Faris, American Actress

14

"We've been remarkably lucky in that we've been free to make the movies we've wanted to make the way we've wanted to make them. They've all been made for a price."

"We've been remarkably lucky in that we've been free to make the movies we've wanted to make the way we've wanted to make them. They've all been made for a price."

Joel Coen, American Director

14

"If you don't like my movies, don't watch them."

"If you don't like my movies, don't watch them."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

14

"I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I'm a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just set out to make movies."

"I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I'm a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just set out to make movies."

John Singleton, American Director

Movies, Age, Honor

14

"More and more movies have been pressured to allow reporters and TV cameras to come onto the set while you're working, and I find that a real violation."

"More and more movies have been pressured to allow reporters and TV cameras to come onto the set while you're working, and I find that a real violation."

Holly Hunter, American Actress

14

"Shooting this one was kind of like a two month party, we would literally play music between takes, and other movies that were shooting on our lot would play hookey, come over and hang out and stuff. We had a great time."

"Shooting this one was kind of like a two month party, we would literally play music between takes, and other movies that were shooting on our lot would play hookey, come over and hang out and stuff. We had a great time."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

Movies, Music, Time, Party

14

"I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing."

"I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

14

"Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me."

"Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me."

Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer

Movies, People, Day, Talking

14

"It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied."

"It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Movies, Ideology, Party, Writer

14

"Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage."

"Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

Movies, Actors, Audiences, Want

14

"The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don't make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies."

"The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don't make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies."

Adam Arkin, American Actor

Movies, Kids, Rules

14

"Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay."

"Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay."

Aishwarya Rai, Indian Actress

14

"I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient."

"I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient."

Shiri Appleby, American Actress

13

"You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air."

"You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air."

Amy Sedaris, American Actress

Movies, Character, Actors, Old

13

"I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing."

"I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing."

Eric Stoltz, American Actor

13

"I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view."

"I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Movies, Beliefs

13

"I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much of anything, but I did see Phantom Menace, and see my feelings about it - see, first of all, I think that when you make a lot of movies, your attitude about the movies changes."

"I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much of anything, but I did see Phantom Menace, and see my feelings about it - see, first of all, I think that when you make a lot of movies, your attitude about the movies changes."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

Movies, Feelings, Attitude, First

13

"I can't just sit around and do nothing. Although, I can sit on the couch sometimes and just watch movies."

"I can't just sit around and do nothing. Although, I can sit on the couch sometimes and just watch movies."

Brian Austin Green, American Actor

Movies, Nothing

13

"I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies."

"I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies."

Richard King, American Director

13

"I was born in New Orleans, and I wasn't allowed to go to the movies."

"I was born in New Orleans, and I wasn't allowed to go to the movies."

Kitty Carlisle, American Musician

13

"I feel bad about a lot of the movies I see that teach kids that if they do bad, they'll win."

"I feel bad about a lot of the movies I see that teach kids that if they do bad, they'll win."

Morgan Brittany, American Actress

13

"Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is."

"Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is."

Sue Grafton, American Novelist

Movies, Books, Mind

13

"This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own."

"This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own."

Zhang Yimou, Chinese Director

Movies, First, Trying

13

"I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste."

"I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste."

Dick Van Dyke, American Actor

13

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