Filmmaking quotes

“A set should be like a family, except that you all actually like each other.”
Taika Waititi

“Film making is a hugely collaborative activity and every actor contributes something valuable to the story as well as every crew member.”
Bruce Spence

“When you think of a movie, most people imagine a two hour finished, polished product. But to get to that two hour product, it can take hundreds or thousands of people many months of full time work.”
George Kennedy

“Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.”
Xander Berkeley

“I am sick and tired of acting. I want to make decisions at production level. I have tried to fight the system and do things my way, but I haven't been able to. Now I feel that whatever talent I may have had is gone. The time has come to move on.”
Stephen Boyd

“To make independentfilms, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.”
Michael Rapaport

“I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.”
Famke Janssen

“As for making movies, who can act at eight o'clock in the morning? Let's face it!”
John Carradine

“I am starting to explore directing, maybe in the future in the world of 'White Collar.'”
Willie Garson