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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.

If you can't believe a little in what you see on the screen, it's not worth wasting your time on cinema.

Quotes by Serge Daney

I never expected my sons to make a career out of cinema. If they are honest and dedicated in their profession, no doubt success would follow them.

Quotes by Senthil

I wanted to be a poet. I wrote from ages 15 to 22, but I left it because I discovered, and fell in love with, cinema.

Quotes by Sebastian Lelio

Karzzz is my way' of paying homage to the mesmerising cinema of '80s, to Subhash Ghai's revered cult film 'Karz.'

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

I was always smitten by the mainstream Hindi commercial cinema.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

Dead End' will see one of the most successful complex cross country funding and I'm sure it will firm up India's position in the global cinema market.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

I have always believed that cinema has no language and 'Dead End' has proved it so.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

Compare with a country like China, India has very few cinema screens, as we have real estate problems.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

I don't start a film with the heroine but with the cinema subject. If there is a woman in the story, she has to be of a particular type. It's not as if I start with Madhuri Dixit and then...

Quotes by Satyajit Ray

I love Bollywood films, but I have been trained in independent cinema.

Quotes by Sarita Choudhury

I am interested in independent cinema and theatre, and they don't make news.

Quotes by Sarita Choudhury

I look at scripts, and sometimes I apply theory to them. For 'Antiviral,' for example, I was reading Laura Mulvey's 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,' and it was all about the psychological process by which we fetishize the female image....

Quotes by Sarah Gadon

I'm very interested in cinema that explores emotional journeys and where you can use everything at your disposal cinematically to locate you inside someone's head and their emotional landscape.

Quotes by Sarah Gavron

I don't think international cinema is ready to embrace mainstream Indian cinema unconditionally. Even Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' didn't get to the Oscars after being nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I was criticised for making 'Devdas' so ostentatious. But stark and realistic cinema isn't the only real cinema in this country.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I have always wanted to work with Lingusamy, as he is a master of commercial cinema. I have always admired his etching of female characters.

Quotes by Samantha Akkineni

Cinema should always be in touch with the soil of the country. My films celebrate the heartland of India.

Quotes by Salman Khan

When people say I have become a celebrity, I remind them of fame's flip side. For instance, if I want to watch a movie in a cinema, I have to enter through a side exit just before the film begins...

Quotes by Saina Nehwal

I love going to the cinema, listening to music, yoga and long walks along Holkham beach in Norfolk.

Quotes by Saffron Aldridge

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.