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LAZ ALONSO When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. ... FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA I don't see why it's such a stretch for distributors, buyers, and studios to put cartoon cha... BILL PLYMPTON When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda. If I wanted to d... NORMAN JEWISON I remember telling the head of Warner Brothers that if they'd just make a video for 'Ol'... BLAKE SHELTON I went back to Dallas for a little while to finish my short film 'Rusty Forkblade.' It was n... EVAN DAUGHERTY Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I remember 'The Yearling' was the first film I ever saw, and my mom told me I cried for abou... BEN MENDELSOHN The first film I ever remember - I think my mother took me to it - was called 'She Married Her B... HARRY DEAN STANTON I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first sh... JASON REITMAN I remember when I was in film school. It was my second year, and some kid did - had this really over... JEFF BAENA I was 11 or 12 years old when I first saw 'Reservoir Dogs.' I remember after I saw that film... SAMM LEVINE There was one film that I really wanted. This was a long time ago; it was a film called 'Fractur... CHRIS EVANS I stopped watching horror movies after I watched 'Candyman' when I was - I don't know, f... FIONA DOURIF It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON When I was 25 years old and had no money - and didn't know how to make movies and had no experie... EDWARD BURNS When I went into film, it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be able to do whatever I wanted t... LESLI LINKA GLATTER I met Roger Ebert at an independent-film awards or something. And he said, 'When I saw you just ... LEO FITZPATRICK Most singers have their idols. I remember Elvis Presley when I was a kid. When I was about sixteen, ... PERCY SLEDGE 'Stomp the Yard' was a great film. It was a great film, great opportunity. It's the reas... NE-YO I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the direct... GENE WILDER When I met Bono at the Cannes Film festival while I was there for the film 'United 93,' he s... DAVID ALAN BASCHE I was happy when I got into film school. I'd simply satisfied my ambition to show them that I co... KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI When you come out of the theatre and you don't even talk about that film or remember it, then it... IRRFAN KHAN I'm a real geek and fan when it comes to 'Transformers.' I remember being at my first re... KELSEY GRAMMER I've always had an interest in story-telling and history and just film and art in general, but p... JOHN LEGEND I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first k... MAUREEN O'HARA For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission's already accomplished. I already won. As... EDWARD SNOWDEN I'd love to have another film to go on to. I'm in the mood to work. But I have to be patient... PETER WEIR Since I got to this country when I was 12, I've been obsessed with this idea of whiteness and bl... JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS I remember a time when I was younger, when if you had to see an actor, you had to go to the theatre ... VIKRAM ROHIT SHETTY Ray Harryhausen's 'Sinbad' picture was the first film I remember seeing. I was two years... WARREN SPECTOR When I made my first film, I had hardly ever seen a camera before, and I was a young man when I arri... LEOS CARAX I remember specifically my mother telling me growing up don't put my business in the street. I w... KARRINE STEFFANS My parents told me from the time I can remember that, 'Yeah, you're adopted. But this is you... COLIN KAEPERNICK I wasn't one of those kids who dreamed of writing novels when I was 8 or 12. I wanted to be a fi... MATTHEW REILLY When the producers of 'Why Poverty?' came to me to do a film about poverty in the United Sta... ALEX GIBNEY I remember when I first met Jason Reitman with the 'Whiplash' script; he quickly became a me... DAMIEN CHAZELLE I have just been working with Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is also a mum, on a movie called 'Hysteria.... ASHLEY JENSEN Sometimes we want something so much that God will have us give it up so we can grow (I CANNOT REMEMBER) Film is a lark to me - thank God I don't have to make a living from it. HUEY LEWIS I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love... STEPHEN DALDRY I always believe that one can't interfere in another's work. Once I start work on any film, ... MAHESH BABU My dad was in these pretty big films that were relevant to my age group. I remember him doing 'R... GEORGIA KING Whenever I start a 'Potter' film, I get these dreams. The last dream I had, I was in a war a... NATALIA TENA I remember when I took Quentin Tarantino with me to a very private screening of the documentary '... HARVEY WEINSTEIN It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Oh, man, you won't hear me talking about the drudgery of making movies. I don't buy any of t... TILDA SWINTON I always wanted to film 'Biggest Loser' in Hawaii. We could call it, 'Come on I wanna we... CAROLINE RHEA I'm not a real film buff. Unfortunately, I don't have time. I just don't go. And I becom... DAVID LYNCH I liked 'The Help,' and I love Viola Davis. But I didn't think that film was a great fil... ROBERT OSBORNE I think that the first film I saw in the theater was 'The AristoCats.' I was like, 'Oh m... JACKY IDO When a film is successful, you don't need to shout about it from the rooftops. I don't belie... EMRAAN HASHMI My mom is super fabulous, and I remember her telling me at 13, 'You can start wearing makeup now... SAMIRA WILEY I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don... IAN AXEL I think the film you hear about the most is 'The Exorcist.' When people come up to me and sa... MAX VON SYDOW Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's... ABBAS KIAROSTAMI It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St.... HAROLD BRODKEY I was doing 'Twin Peaks,' and Columbia called and said they wanted me to do 'Gladiator.&... JAMES MARSHALL It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It ju... PATRICIA RIGGEN My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I want... TATE DONOVAN I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. &... BILL PLYMPTON I still have to say that I did 'Dirty Pretty Things' 11 years ago. That was a very sudden sh... CHIWETEL EJIOFOR 'Elf' has become this big holiday movie, and I remember running around the streets of New Yo... WILL FERRELL The first time I ever had the opportunity to dive on the Great Barrier Reef, it was while filming ... PHILIPPE COUSTEAU, JR. I didn't get into film to win Academy Awards. I wanted to have a conversation with the audience. KEVIN SMITH I always wanted to do some sort of action film - even a superhero movie - and when 'Lucy' ca... SARAH SNOOK What's the point of doing a great character in a bad film? Instead, I want audiences to thorough... HANSIKA MOTWANI In 'Pacific Rim' I had to have a haircut I wouldn't usually rock. However, the moustache... IDRIS ELBA I stole a ton of film language from Steven Soderbergh and 'The Limey.' It's the definiti... SHANE CARRUTH I've always wanted to introduce hip-hop filmmaking to film. There's hip-hop art, dance, musi... DARREN ARONOFSKY I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was... INGRID BERGMAN I wanted to become a director before I wanted to become a writer. When I was 10, people would ask me... ERIC-EMMANUEL SCHMITT I used to work at this store, and I got fired when I actually booked the job on 'Glee' becau... TAYLOUR PAIGE 'This is Spinal Tap' was a film we felt really had to be done like that. It wouldn't hav... CHRISTOPHER GUEST I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because i... CHRIS EVANS For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting vi... CHRISTOPHER NOLAN For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting vi... CHRISTOPHER NOLAN I was working at the 'Evening Standard' when I heard that there was a job going as deputy li... CLAIRE TOMALIN I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you know, you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make s... TERRY ZWIGOFF I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to tur... PARK CHAN-WOOK I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Mery... BRUCE WILLIS I can remember when 'Pulp Fiction' came out. I was, like, 10 years old. But I remember the i... MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't neces... IRA SACHS Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH Some day I'll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste. FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old mo... FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA I remember my wife wanted me to go see 'Contagion,' and I was like, 'Oh my God, why woul... STEVE CARELL 'The Exorcist' is absolutely my favorite horror film, and I watched it when I was, like, sev... ODETTE ANNABLE I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie fil... CHARLIE ROWE
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