Quotes on Film

“The cinema is truth 24 frames-per-second”

Jean Luc Godard

“When everything gets answered, it's fake.”

Sean Penn

Film is, or should be, more like music than like fiction.

Werner Herzog

To me, the film is a mirror of the world. I want to capture the beauty and ugliness of life.

Werner Herzog

I don't think of myself as an artist, but as a filmmaker.

Werner Herzog

I think the film industry is too focused on the money aspect and not enough on the artistry.

Werner Herzog

It is not the actors who make the film, it is the director who has the vision.

Werner Herzog

The most important thing in a film is the story.

Alfred Hitchcock

A good director is a good storyteller.

Alfred Hitchcock

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission, and the babysitter were all worth it.

Alfred Hitchcock

In the world of film, nothing is so simple as it appears.

Alfred Hitchcock

I am not an actor, I am a filmmaker.

Alfred Hitchcock

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

Alfred Hitchcock

To make a great film, you need three things: the script, the script, and the script.

Alfred Hitchcock

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

Alfred Hitchcock

The director is the chief storyteller, and a good director makes a good movie.

Alfred Hitchcock

The main thing the composer needs to do is remember that the director is there to cheer you on.

Hans Zimmer

Inspired music arises from an inspired movie which arises from an inspired script.

Hans Zimmer

Hollywood allows you to go and express yourself.

Hans Zimmer

We were stepping into some unknown territory with our films, but there was a rightness about it, and God provided the way.

Stephen Kendrick

The dream and the film are the juxtaposition of images in order to answer a question.

David Mamet

We have to keep in practice like musicians. Besides, there are still potentialities to be realized in color film.

Edwin Land