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Cinema Quotes

On watching, making, and loving film.

These lines move between influence and enjoyment - a filmmaker tracing his generation's debt to an earlier movement, and someone who just wants to tune out with a freaky horror film. See also Art.

My influences come from real life. I'm not interested in cinema for cinema's sake. I'm interested in life - what one does and how one interacts.

Quotes by Steven Rodney McQueen

Cinema is so slow and boring compared to television.

Quotes by Steven Moffat

How can the country that created electricity, the light bulb, modern cinema as we know it, and the Oscar Meyer Weenie Whistle not be purely awesome?

Quotes by Steven Crowder

By the nature of cinema and how it literalizes what we envision, movies can have difficulty replicating that connection we make with a classic book.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

I loved movies as a teenager and saw as much American cinema as I could, but I hated the English films of the early '60s and had absolutely no point of identification with them.

Quotes by Stephen Rea

I think the cinematography in 'Mr. Robot' is some of the best I've ever seen, honestly. Not even as being part of the show but as somebody who enjoys cinema and movies in film and TV.

Quotes by Stephanie Corneliussen

Jean-Luc Godard said that cinema is the truth 24 frames a second. I think cinema is lies 24 frames a second.

Quotes by Stanley Donen

I did not know much about cinema and acting.

Quotes by Srinidhi Shetty

I have only one passion in life - cinema.

Quotes by Sreenivasan

When I was ten, I had a weird cinema party where I invited everyone from my street to come. I pretended I was an usher and tried to sell them all popcorn.

Quotes by Sophie McShera

When I started working in Mumbai, I was interested in working in the indie and niche spaces, as they do make really good cinema, driven by good stories. But then, I decided to explore everything possible.

Quotes by Sobhita Dhulipala

I was never attracted to being a very proficient singer or player. I suppose I was interested in creating a vision; in the same way I was very drawn to tension within cinema.

Quotes by Siouxsie Sioux

I suppose I was interested in creating a vision; in the same way, I was very drawn to tension within cinema. Hitchcock was my other early obsession - 'Psycho' and its score. So there was the sense of trying to...

Quotes by Siouxsie Sioux

I was looking to be a part of commercial cinema and that was when I signed 'Jodi.'

Quotes by Shraddha Srinath

I've learnt so much since I joined cinema. I just want to take it as a positive experience.

Quotes by Shruti Haasan

Cinema is a reflection of its own society.

Quotes by Shohreh Aghdashloo

Being a Bengali, I have kept in touch with the cinema of my mother tongue.

Quotes by Sharmila Tagore

I want to highlight this, that to make meaningful cinema, we really need an enabling environment and freedom to express.

Quotes by Sharmila Tagore

Lots of musicians from non-filmi backgrounds and from independent bands are making it to mainstream cinema. Even the music directors are experimenting with different genres.

Quotes by Shankar Mahadevan

Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.

Quotes by Shah Rukh Khan

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the range of cinema-related quotes on this page?
They cover film movements, personal viewing habits, and cinema's influence on someone's upbringing. One notes: "And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done way in the past."
Is there a quote about loving horror movies at the cinema?
Yes: "I love watching a good, freaky horror movie. I love it. It's one of my favorite things to do, to go and see at the cinema. Just to tune out and be freaked out." Love quotes has more on enthusiastic favorites like this.
Is there a quote about strong female role models in cinema?
Yes: "I was raised by strong women, and the role models I had in music and cinema were strong, too - liberated and provocative." It credits both family and on-screen influences.
Is there a short, quotable line describing cinema itself?
Yes, a very brief one: "Cinema is incredibly concise." It's less an explanation than a compact observation about the medium itself.
Where can I find more quotes about art and creativity?
Try Art quotes for broader artistic themes, or Good quotes and Like quotes for related appreciation and preference quotes.

Others here credit cinema for shaping who they became, admiring the strong, liberated women they grew up watching on screen. More in Good and Always.