Quotes about Filmmaking

In Europe, the director is the king: it's his vision. It's an auteur tradition.

I would like to make a film in the four South Indian languages.

A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.

I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera.

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.

I love editing. It's one of my favorite parts about filmmaking.

I want more girls to be able to see themselves behind the camera creating images we all enjoy, and I want to call attention to the fact that women directors are here all over the world.

I have learnt not to ignore instincts. While making a film, when your gut feels that you are going wrong, please take that seriously.

I love making movies. But it's a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting.

I've done two movies with Jim Mickle. He's somebody that I'd love to do another movie with.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

I'm not in a race with anybody to make the biggest hit movie anymore. I am just trying to tell stories that I can stay interested in for the two years it takes me to supervise the writing and to direct them.