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Making Quotes

On what gets made, and who owns the outcome.

Several quotes here come from people describing how they ended up making action or horror films almost by accident rather than by grand design. Related reading: About.

I was just taking my sketchbook to Kinko's and making photocopies and hand-assembling them - folding them over and stapling them.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Making peace is harder than making war.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

When I was 19 or 20 years old, I wasn't making a living wrestling. I needed a full-time income.

Quotes by Adam Page

Because grades in climbing are subjective, I am fan of making big gaps between climbing grades.

Quotes by Adam Ondra

About Quotes

There's nothing more fun than making fun of what's sacred.

Quotes by Adam McKay

If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.

Quotes by Adam McKay

We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits.

Quotes by Adam Jones

We wanted to take as much time and effort making the video as we did the song.

Quotes by Adam Jones

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the Negro universal and eternal, it is assailed, sneered at, construed, hawked at, and torn, till, if...

Abraham Lincoln

Always Quotes

We set up a small bitcoin and ethereum mining operation... that miraculously now is actually making a lot of money.

Quotes by Abigail Johnson

I love animated movies in general. I like making them.

Quotes by Abigail Breslin

If I'm making consistent contact, even if they're outs or right at somebody, if I'm just making consistent contact, I'm happy.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

You have guys that are all over the field that are making a lot of plays, you'll win a lot of games in the NFL.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

You visualize making a game-changing play, that's what you're here for.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Just Quotes

As long as somebody is making sacks, I'm happy.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

Quotes by A. A. Milne

I think I'm making music that's pretty universal.

Quotes by Zola Jesus

I used to be a part-time enthusiast press games writer when I was starting to get into making indie games.

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

Like Quotes

Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences.

Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "making" quotes focus on?
They mostly center on filmmaking — from stumbling into a genre by accident to feeling shut out by the industry — plus one reflection on taking responsibility for your own circumstances.
Is there a quote about not planning a career path?
Yes — one speaker admits, "I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened."
Is there a quote critical of a film genre?
There is. One line says plainly, "Everybody's making horror films and, to me, not especially well."
Is there a quote about feeling excluded in the film industry?
Yes — one speaker describes "a great deal of, you know, ostracism from the making of films," reflecting on feeling kept at a distance during their career.
Is there a quote about taking responsibility for your own situation?
Yes. One speaker reflects, "most of it has been of my own making," adding, "I allowed it to happen." For more reflective lines, see our About, Always, Just, and Like quotes pages.

One line takes personal responsibility for hardship as being partly of one's own making, a sharper turn than the film-industry quotes around it. Continue with Just and Always.