Film Quotes - Page 39

• Because I trained in theater, I always leave a film shoot feeling like I haven't done anything, like I just sat in front of the camera and whispered, essentially.

  Hayley Atwell

  Feelings, Cameras, Done

  "Hayley Atwell Is a Woman We Love" by Peter Martin, www.esquire.com. July 19, 2011.

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• I'll say this, I'm no stranger to working with a foreign cast, foreign directors, that sort of thing. I love it, because I think that when you have people from different countries, it sort of brings everyone together, it's more of a worldly film.

  Jaimie Alexander

  Country, Thinking, People

  "Jaimie Alexander Talks THE LAST STAND, Training for the Role, Performing Her Own Stunts and THOR: THE DARK WORLD". Interview with Dave Trumbore, collider.com. January 15, 2013.

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• I've been very blessed to work in some films that I'm very proud of.

  Laz Alonso

  Blessed, Proud

  "Laz Alonso and Domenick Lombardozzi Exclusive Interview BREAKOUT KINGS". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 3, 2011.

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• Miracle at St. Anna.' I was challenged by Spike Lee. When he offered me the film, he looked me square in the eye and said, 'You start this film off and you end this film. I don't want a dry eye in the theatre. Can you pull that off?' He was dead serious.

  Laz Alonso

  Eye, Squares, Miracle

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• It'd be interesting to see a film from an alien perspective. Maybe we're the weird ones.

  Lizzie Brochere

  Interesting, Perspective, Aliens

  "Talking About Aliens with Lizzie Brocheré". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. October 16, 2012.

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• I would much rather watch a horror film or science fiction than a comedy. I don't know why. I just like them. I find them relaxing.

  Moon Bloodgood

  Watches, Fiction, Comedy

  "Moon Bloodgood Exclusive Interview FALLING SKIES". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 16, 2011.

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• I've done a show at the Largo Theater called The 'Thrilling Adventure Hour.' We read, like, radio teleplays. It's a send-up of radio dramas from the '30s and '40s. We just did a Kickstarter for that so that we can do a web series and a concert film.

  Paget Brewster

  Drama, Adventure, Done

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• I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was street smart. The first time I saw the movie, I had to walk out. I looked like the biggest fruit that ever walked on to film. My character was so weak.

  Richard Beymer

  Smart, Character, Guy

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• When you're a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And I'm not as enamoured with that any more. The reality of that life is a lot of travel, and a lot of being away, which is impractical because I have four children, so I don't want to be away that much, not the other side of the world away.

  Rob Brydon

  Stars, Children, Kids

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots, but I'm more interested in poetry that is like an endless film, long stories, things that weave together many different strands, like a big piece of cloth, not like a photograph.

  Robert Bringhurst

  Thinking, Long, Together

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• I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.

  Samantha Barks

  Careers, Musical, Doe

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• I have these guilty pleasures, these failed films that don't work at all, but I'll watch them if they're on. Like 'The Game'.

  Shane Black

  Games, Watches, Guilty

  "Wright vs. Black". www.esquire.com. April 27, 2007.

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• An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at 10. It becomes a cacophony and is, ultimately, quite boring.

  Shane Black

  Cacophony, Too Much, Action

  "Crash, bang, wallop what a picture". www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• The worst of the action films are the ones where everything is one shout from beginning to finish. And there's no differentiation between beats, like small or big, or quiet or expansive. It's all just one loud shout.

  Shane Black

  Differentiation, Action, Quiet

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• Film is where I want to end up, but I don't want to let go of theatre.

  Viva Bianca

  Letting Go, Theatre, Want

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• Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.

  Adam Brody

  Fun, Different, Actors

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• I spent years working in low-budget horror films. When you've done 'Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death,' you can handle anything!

  Adrienne Barbeau

  Years, Done, Avocados

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• Well, I think that a lot of times when you're working on a film, there aren't really opportunities to get to know all the people you have to work with.

  Alexis Bledel

  Opportunity, Thinking, People

  Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. October 8, 2002.

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• Well, I think every film student goes into film school thinking they want to write and direct their own movies, and they don't realize how much goes into it, and what a process it is.

  Alexis Bledel

  Writing, School, Thinking

  Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. October 8, 2002.

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• I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.

  Alison Brie

  Character, Creating, Trying

  "Alison Brie Talks COMMUNITY Season 3 and MAD MEN". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 13, 2012.

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• Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of comedy, dance and singing, action, because all of this forms just one film. In many ways I'd say there are greater demands on Indian actors than there are on Hollywood.

  Amitabh Bachchan

  Emotional, Singing, Hollywood

  "Interview: Amitabh Bachchan". Interview, edition.cnn.com. July 10, 2007.

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• When I'm shooting a film, I don't look at playback. I don't go and do a scene and then hurry up and watch what I just did. I never look at it so I haven't seen any of it.

  Andre Benjamin

  Watches, Looks, Shooting

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• I'm always a fan of a good horror film.

  Andre Braugher

  Fans, Horror, Horror Film

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• Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll stop working. I picture myself as an old actress doing cameos in films with people saying: "Isn't that that Bening woman?"

  Annette Bening

  Mean, Opportunity, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same technical approach.

  Benjamin Bratt

  Film And Television, Feels, Approach

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