#film

people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#academy-awards #film #movies #theater #theatre

In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God. ↗

— Orson Welles

#film #god #movies #praying #presentation

It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it." Andy Warhol ↗

— Andy Warhol

#films #movies

In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters. ↗

— Sidney Lumet

#filmmaking #movies

I ask Laurie if it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#filming #fish #movies #movies

Jane reminds us that God is in his heaven, the monarch on his throne and the pelvis firmly beneath the ribcage. Apparently rock and roll liberated the pelvis and it hasn't been the same since. ↗

— Emma Thompson

#filming #historical-costume #liberation #movies #period-costume

I don't like zombie movies, they're just plain silly. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#films #movies #silliness #silly #zombies

That's the illusion of stillness. There is no secret. Only the implication of one by its possesor". ↗

— David Gilmour

#edward-james-olmos #film #miami-vice #movies #movies

To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being. ↗

— Mark Polish

#film #filmmaking #independence #movies

For the casual viewer, Kurosawa’s films can be an exercise in endurance. ↗