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Picture Quotes

On screen roles, old movies, and the camera's eye.

Here the word picture mostly means film - an actor discussing how to play a villain convincingly, and a childhood movie memory vivid enough to cause literal nightmares for years. Related viewing continues in Life.

Musicians are all about celebrity first and foremost, and I just can't do it. The second any sort of popularity contest comes into the picture, I have to walk in the other direction. These people are sociopaths.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I never would have dreamt in a million years that I would have young girls coming up to me at Glastonbury or on the streets of L.A., New York, London, and telling me how much GurlsTalk or seeing my picture...

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Good Quotes

I don't know really. I've always been interested in the small picture instead of the big one, and I've always been interested in relationship pictures.

Quotes by Adrian Lyne

My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.

Quotes by Adepero Oduye

If you paint a picture and I paint a picture, we each want to do it our own way. And we'll stand or fall on whatever we did.

Quotes by Adam West

You picture yourself as being 22 always, and so it's very bizarre when you're not.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

Needless, heedless, wanton and deliberate injury of the sort inflicted by Life's picture story is not an essential instrument of responsible journalism.

Quotes by Abe Fortas

Life Quotes

Almost inevitably there are tensions in the picture, tensions between the outside world and the inside world. For me, a successful picture resolves these tensions without eliminating them.

Quotes by Aaron Siskind

The mindset that I have on every project I take on is, 'How do I make this interesting enough for me to want to stop and look at it?' So in that regard, what I do behind the camera, whether...

Quotes by Aaron Ruell

There are hundreds of books about Woodrow Wilson, but I have an image of him in my mind that is unlike any picture I have seen anywhere else, based on material at Princeton and 35 years of researching and thinking...

Quotes by A. Scott Berg

Since Einstein developed his theory of relativity, and Rutherford and Bohr revolutionised physics, our picture of the world has radically changed.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

I hate having my picture taken.

Quotes by Zara Phillips

Like Quotes

'The Terminator' is grounded in so much realism. It's again a story that centers around a woman that isn't a 'woman's picture' necessarily. I found it really thrilling, both 'Terminator 1' and '2.' When you watch it it's such fine...

Quotes by Zal Batmanglij

I love the irony of movies. I really do. For whatever reason, I'm incredibly intrigued by the irony of reality in a motion picture.

Quotes by Zack Snyder

That was one of the great successes of removing Saddam Hussein, as we took Iraq out of the picture of having a sovereign nation from which the terrorists could operate. But this war has not gone perfectly.

Quotes by Zach Wamp

The dominant invades the entire picture, as it were. In this way I seek to individualize the color, because I have come to believe that there is a living world of each color and I express these worlds.

Quotes by Yves Klein

I do not consume alcohol. You won't find a single picture that shows me drinking.

Quotes by Yo Yo Honey Singh

Look Quotes

For me, an aerial picture is no different than a close-up portrait. It's a question of framing and angle. Helicopters are great for that. But I've also used planes. Of course, I always have a harness.

Quotes by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "picture" appear in these quotes?
These quotes use "picture" to mean a film role, a childhood movie memory, a job title, and a personal photograph — showing how the same word covers very different things.
Is there a quote about playing a villain in a movie?
Yes — one quote explains an acting approach: "Villains never know they are villains in a picture so I play this like I'm the nicest guy in the world."
Is there a quote about a movie that left a lasting childhood impression?
There is. One speaker credits Ray Harryhausen's 'Sinbad' picture as "the first film I remember seeing," saying it "changed my life forever" and gave them "nightmares about dragons and stuff for years."
Is there a quote mentioning motion picture as a job title?
Yes — one quote lists occupations where women out-earn men, including roles like financial analyst and motion picture projectionist, among other technical and professional jobs.
Is there a quote about disliking having your photo taken?
Yes. One quote states simply, "I hate having my picture taken." For more short, relatable lines, see our Good quotes and Life quotes pages, or browse our Riddles and Shayari collections.

Not every quote is about the industry - one is simply a plain admission of disliking having a photo taken. For lighter picture-themed content, try Riddles or Shayari.