Quotes about Filmmaking

For the third trilogy, I don't know if I will still be alive when it comes the time to make them.

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.

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.

Working full-time as a filmmaker has been a dream come true.

There's something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It's a reflection as opposed to an interpretation.

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 once said that CGI makes you less inventive. At the time I was bemoaning the loss of the practical stunt. If a stunt can be done practically and safely, I'd rather do it old-style.

I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.

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.

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

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