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" A big part of filmmaking is gathering a group of people you can work with. "

Lenny Abrahamson

" A big part of my filmmaking is that I can go somewhere new and, visually, be excited by it. "

" Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root. "

" Adaptations are fun for me because they connect to the idea of filmmaking I had when I was a kid. I would see a movie and think: 'I'm gonna make that movie.' "

" All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script, and it's very linear. There's a script, then you're going to shoot the script ,and then you cut that, and then that's the end of the film. And that's never really been how I've seen it. "

Paul Greengrass

" Almost anything can be justified as a style of filmmaking if it works. "

" Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head. "

" A movie like 'The Apartment' is beautifully directed, but you can't put your finger on why it's such a good movie. It just is, because of all these things that Billy Wilder is subtly doing. That level of filmmaking is something I aspire to. "

" Any filmmaking, any film is a collaborative process. There's always a lot of people working on things together. "

" As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential. "

William Goldman

" As much as my primary vocation is that of an actor, if anything, I feel like I am more excited about filmmaking in general, so it's not always a specific role that I'm attracted to, but rather an entire piece that I want to be a part of. "

" At some point during the filmmaking process, you lose objectivity, and you need the eyes of someone who understands the process and has been in the trenches. "

" Austin is almost a million people, but it still feels like a relatively small town. Everybody knows each other. Or at least everyone in the filmmaking community. "

" Basically, I'm afraid of everything in life, except filmmaking. "

" But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking. "

" But I love filmmaking - I'm not ashamed of that. You're sort of vilified if you say that in England. "

" Cinema ceases to be passive and becomes active: you, the audience, are now, in some senses, in charge of the filmmaking process. You have all got mobile phones, you have all got cam recorders, and you've all got laptops, so you're all filmmakers. "

Peter Greenaway

" Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. It's the cross pollination of 'The Bourne Identity' and 'James Bond;' that kind of style of filmmaking. "

" Disney represents the future of filmmaking in North America. "

" Documentaries for me always felt kind of limiting. I wanted to go bigger. And I also love actors, and I love performance. So feature filmmaking was always the intent. "

Peter Landesman

" Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. "

" Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress. "

" Especially when you talk about the power of documentary filmmaking, you can't really have a slant; financially, you can't have a slant on the end goals. "

" Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. "

" Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it. "

" Everything about filmmaking tries to distract you from that first fine rapturous vision you have of the film. "

" Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography. "

Sushant Singh Rajput

" Feature filmmaking is a different kind of complication as documentary comes in the editing room. "

Nicholas Jarecki

" Feature filmmaking is a very powerful medium. It has a hold on me now. "

" Film is a temporal medium as much as it is a visual medium: you're playing with time, and you don't have that ability where someone can pause at home. That's such a fundamental part of what makes filmmaking exciting to me. I don't really have as much interest in any other medium. I just like the control. "

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