882 private quotes tagged movies

“I guess maybe I try to make movies that are closer to real life than are many Hollywood movies. But I still try to stay within a commercial narrative, a contemporary American vernacular.” — Alexander Payne

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“Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real life.” — Jane Seymour

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“People called '28 Days' and '28 Weeks' zombie movies, and they're not! It's some sort of virus they're not dead.” — George A. Romero

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“I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.” — Lawrence Kasdan

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“I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.” — Anna Kendrick

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“I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.” — Guy Pearce

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“The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to acknowledge the land in the distance that everyone has to travel, and the way things develop sort of slowly - it's almost the antithetical of what's currently going on in the movies, you know.” — Lawrence Kasdan

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“Each one of my movies becomes easier to get off the ground.” — Alexander Payne

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“The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That's why so many bad novels can become good movies, like 'Jaws' or 'The Godfather.'” — Alexander Payne

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“All movies assault the viewer in one way or another.” — Michael Haneke

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“For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are exploding every day and the kitchen is Ground Zero.” — Michelle Williams

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“I love crying at romantic movies like 'The Notebook.' I'm always bawling.” — Fergie

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“I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on 'Game of Thrones.' Weirdly, it wasn't until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films.” — Anna Kendrick

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“I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.” — Portia de Rossi

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“When I meet gay fans out and about, they're so great to talk to - and I'm big on hugging, because I'm from the Midwest. They're just so energetic and loving. I'm proud to have those fans, and their support means a lot to me. I don't want just girls coming to my movies I want guys to come, too!” — Kellan Lutz

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“'Immortals' is all action. I love action movies. That's really where I want to spearhead my career.” — Kellan Lutz

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“I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were big movies for me. They were just brilliantly done, and unusual, and they all took horror to some new place.” — Lawrence Kasdan

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“I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.” — Nathan Fillion

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“I really love the independent movies and I just think that sometimes when they throw a lot of money into it and a lot of special effects and a lot of stunts that you lose the connection, the human connection and I personally love movies that are about the human connection.” — Jane Seymour

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“The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that.” — Lawrence Kasdan

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“My fans mean everything to me - especially the sisters! When you're on 'The View' or you're doing movies and stuff, you're a little bit insulated. It means so much to me when a woman comes up to me and says, 'Sherri, you said what I feel.' That just means so much to me to know that I have that support.” — Sherri Shepherd

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“I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures.” — Nathan Fillion

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“I like making sci-fi movies because I like watching sci-fi movies. I like watching horror. I like being in a horror movie. I'm a fan. My perspective's a little different just because I get to participate as well as spectate.” — Nathan Fillion

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“I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.” — Nathan Fillion

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“I do sort of gravitate towards smaller, indie-type movies.” — Kristen Wiig

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