Cinema Quotes

"To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new" "I want people to come away from my films not only entertained but also a little encouraged to be a better person." "The best experiences I've had on films are the ones where you really connect to the material and the director." "With a terrible script you hustle and try to make it better. But with a great script the job is pierced with pleasure " "Any film that can be described in one sentence is not a real movie." "I don't like to stop, I'm a living photo, I'm a walking movie, I am a cinema" "The really great films challenge the way you see the world, they revisit and reframe understanding of who we are." "Remember, pain is temporary; film is forever" "I find that in the process of making a film you’re constantly discovering things that you never even imagined would work at the beginning" "When you are dealing with approximately two-plus hours every few years to do a story, you don’t have the luxury of having excessive screen time to explore… supporting characters" "I love working with IMAX because you can provide a larger-than-life experience." "I enjoy movies that, while they unfold, make you feel something unexpected." "A film can reveal the most profound insights about the human condition." "The challenge with film is to blend the logical with the emotional." "I like the intricate structures and layers that can be formed within a film."