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"In the future, everybody is going to be a director. Somebody's got to live a real life so we have something to make a movie about."

"In the future, everybody is going to be a director. Somebody's got to live a real life so we have something to make a movie about."

Cameron Crowe, American Director

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"Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him."

"Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him."

Elia Kazan, American Director

19

"I use colors to bring fine points of story and character."

"I use colors to bring fine points of story and character."

Vincente Minnelli, American Director

Character, Colors

19

"It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because the talents are absolutely opposite - polar opposites."

"It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because the talents are absolutely opposite - polar opposites."

Mark Rydell, American Director

Comparison, Opposites

19

"The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself."

"The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself."

Wes Craven, American Director

19

"For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we had to protect it."

"For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we had to protect it."

Wim Wenders, German Director

Movies, Culture, Politicians, Years

19

"Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good."

"Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good."

Woody Allen, American Director

Love, Experience, Sex, Pretty

19

"I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor."

"I was very intense. I think it's a privilege to be an actor."

Elia Kazan, American Director

Actor, Privilege

19

"An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture."

"An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

18

"We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean."

"We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean."

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian Director

18

"Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way."

"Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way."

David Lynch, American Director

18

"The only safe thing is to take a chance."

"The only safe thing is to take a chance."

Mike Nichols, German Director

18

"I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for cinema."

"I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for cinema."

Pedro Almodovar, Spanish Director

Time, Cinema, Spain

18

"It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere."

"It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

Blood, Cinema, Water

18

"I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better."

"I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better."

Ernst Lubitsch, German Director

Entertainment, France, Paris

18

"There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them."

"There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them."

Yahoo Serious, Australian Director

18

"So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world."

"So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world."

James Cameron, American Director

People, Literary, Present, Sense

18

"I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work."

"I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work."

Vincente Minnelli, American Director

18

"I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying."

"I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying."

Derek Jarman, British Director

18

"You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that era where grades were out the window. But I did very well in school. I didn't really study the arts; I practiced the arts."

"You know, I went to Oberlin. At that time, grades were - you elected to have them or not. It was all of that era where grades were out the window. But I did very well in school. I didn't really study the arts; I practiced the arts."

Julie Taymor, American Director

Time, School, Study

17

"The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally."

"The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally."

Anthony Minghella, British Director

17

"I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak."

"I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak."

Martin Scorsese, American Director

17

"There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die."

"There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die."

Stanley Kubrick, American Director

Encouragement, Encouraging

17

"I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal."

"I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal."

John Waters, American Director

Humor, America, Columbus, Day, Hate

17

"I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie."

"I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie."

Walter Hill, American Director

Criticism, Film

17

"Nah, I've done sex scenes before, you know, like in video."

"Nah, I've done sex scenes before, you know, like in video."

David Cronenberg, Canadian Director

17

"The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene."

"The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene."

Edward Dmytryk, American Director

17

"What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions."

"What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions."

Wim Wenders, German Director

Film, American, Fact

17

"When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do."

"When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do."

Roland Emmerich, German Director

17

"Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World."

"Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World."

Oliver Stone, American Director

Fear, May, World

17

"I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a caprice."

"I used this line to demonstrate how important colors are in movies: It's not a caprice."

Pedro Almodovar, Spanish Director

17

"With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life."

"With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life."

Bruce Beresford, Australian Director

Life, Film, Intentions

17

"I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary."

"I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary."

David Zucker, American Director

Love, Funny, Thought, Dumb

17

"The intention was to shoot short films that can exist as shorts independently, but when I put them all together, there are things that echo through them like the dialogue repeats; the situation is always the same, the way they're shot is very simple and the same."

"The intention was to shoot short films that can exist as shorts independently, but when I put them all together, there are things that echo through them like the dialogue repeats; the situation is always the same, the way they're shot is very simple and the same."

Jim Jarmusch, American Director

Film, Echo, Intention

17

"I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly."

"I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly."

Uwe Boll, German Director

Friendship, People, Entertainment, Friends, Games

17

"The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films. But I think that the second part of the film is full of tenderness and emotion."

"The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films. But I think that the second part of the film is full of tenderness and emotion."

Pedro Almodovar, Spanish Director

Emotional, Emotion, Film, First, Tenderness

17

"Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello."

"Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello."

Ed Wood, American Director

17

"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."

"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

17

"It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow."

"It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow."

Brian De Palma, American Director

Discovery, Tomorrow

16

"I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything."

"I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything."

Renny Harlin, Finnish Director

16

"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

"The food is absolutely atrocious, and parents have no idea. Parents are giving their kids three dollars and saying, 'Okay, see you later. Go off to school and have a good lunch.'"

Morgan Spurlock, American Director

Food, Idea, Giving, Kids

16

"The film of tomorrow will be an act of love."

"The film of tomorrow will be an act of love."

Francois Truffaut, French Director

Love, Act, Film, Tomorrow

16

"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."

"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

16

"A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order."

"A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order."

Jean-Luc Godard, French Director

Beginning, End, Order

16

"Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined."

"Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined."

Chris Marker, French Director

16

"Art is not a pastime but a priesthood."

"Art is not a pastime but a priesthood."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

16

"I would like to have the original ending to my Lord of the Rings instead of the one they released. In my original cut I had the victory at Helm's Deep as the final sequence."

"I would like to have the original ending to my Lord of the Rings instead of the one they released. In my original cut I had the victory at Helm's Deep as the final sequence."

Ralph Bakshi, American Director

Victory, Deep, Ending

16

"I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn't gratuitous, it was just these guys' story."

"I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn't gratuitous, it was just these guys' story."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

Thought, Reality, Violence

16

"I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators."

"I never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators."

Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese Director

16

"Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made."

"Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made."

Barry Levinson, American Director

Movies, Work, Brooks, Comedy

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