#film

If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like instead to do what books do best. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#best #books #competition #difficult #film

Contrary to what many writers imply about the process, nobody forces a writer to sell his work to the film industry. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#contrary #film #film industry #forces #his

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on. ↗

— Bernadette Peters

#film #get #making #moment #move

Approach every film with the same enthusiasm, regardless of its budget. ↗

— Lou Diamond Phillips

#budget #enthusiasm #every #film #regardless

In every film, whether it's a fictional character or not, you create an idea of the character and for me I always do a bad impersonation to start with. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#bad #character #create #every #fictional

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#entertainment #excellent #film #noble #plain

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#character #endears #especially #films #get-go

The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work. ↗

— Donald Pleasence

#coming #dying #films #halloween #idea

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

#because #brilliant #come #conferences #film

I don't see scarey films. I certainly wouldn't go see my films. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#films #go #i #see