Inspirational Filmmaking Quotes & Sayings

Most of the movies are working like, 'Information, cut, information, cut, information, cut' and for them the information is just the story. For me, a lot of things [are] information - I try to involve, to the movie, the time, the space, and a lot of other things - which is a part of our life but not connecting directly to the story-telling. And I'm working on the same way - 'information, cut, information, cut,' but for me the information is not only the story. — Bela Tarr

A missle lost Unprogrammed — Allen Ginsberg

The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer, 100 percent - is Nina Simone. She's my ultimate pianist-singer-type person. — Rufus Wainwright

Life may be a vale of tears, all right, but there are some folks who enjoy weeping, I reckon. — L.M. Montgomery

Success involves failing first. Ask any successful person. Ask any experienced person, really. It's all part of the creative process, so sit back and allow the artist within you to sprout, blossom and flourish. You must accept that your first, second, and third attempt at something might suck. It's a necessary step in improving your skill. Failure is your teacher, not your judge. — Connor Franta

In Japanese and Italian, the response to ["How are you?"] is "I'm fine, and you?" In German it's answered with a sigh and a slight pause, followed by "Not so good. — David Sedaris

Being will-read is not sufficient, and it isn't the highest virtue to which we can strive, but it is both necessary and practical. We are, after all, people of the Great Book; no Christian leader ought to choose the illiteracy or intentionally fail to develop the intellectual skills needed to read well. — John Mark Reynolds

Modern ecumenism rightly began in mission, but then lapsed into a merger mentality, then defensive bureaucracy, and finally into unrepresentative forms of extreme politicization. — Thomas C. Oden

I have many fears,' Lymond said. 'But death is not one of them. — Dorothy Dunnett

Oscar may be the world's most glorious way of honoring your work, but the real award for a filmmaker is the contentment which you receive from making your film. — Abhijit Naskar

But if love can be funny and capricious, it can also be strong enough to seem like a sign of insanity. — Chelsey Philpot

He called everyone sweetheart. There was nothing particularly special about it. — Maeve Binchy

So if you want great sports, Michigan's the place to be. — Rick Snyder

When given an opportunity, deliver excellence and never quit. — Robert Rodriguez

Without writers, stories would not be written,
Without actors, stories could not be brought to life. — Angie-Marie Delsante

No hill was so tall that it stayed my tread. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Filmmaking is not the work of the weak-minded. It may not be rocket science, but it requires ten times more strength of the mind than that. — Abhijit Naskar

There's many lanes on the highway of enlightenment, they don't have to be on the razor's edge like the yellow line dotted in the middle. Balance is appropriate, not too tight, not too loose, the Middle Way as we call it in Buddhist dharma teachings. — Surya Das

My god is narrative filmmaking. — Darren Aronofsky

The world didn't like to look at the dark underside very often. But that didn't change the ugliness; it only ensured that those who perpetuated the ugliness were left alone to kill and maim and rape. — Ted Dekker

On the TV he found cartoons and movies, music videos and game shows, repeat broadcasts and reruns, but there was nothing current, and no news. Many channels were just blank, or displayed brightly coloured test cards. — A. Ashley Straker

After directing movies, I respect any director in this world, because making a movie as a director is tons and tons of work. — Jordi Molla