Mike Newell Quotes

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.

There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.

I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.

But for me, personally, I didn't have any ambitions to become an actor. I'm interested in getting behind the camera.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

I really want to get into feature films.

I always wanted to make movies no matter what. It's true. No matter how I was getting to do it, that's what I wanted to do.

By the time I was 10 or 11, I knew I wanted to make films.

I think of myself more as a filmmaker or as a film person than as strictly just a writer. I don't come out of playwriting or anything like that.

I just don't see very many films. Because I make them.

I didn't start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets.

Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life.

As far as I'm concerned, I make movies.

Making movies is my profession. I like doing it a lot.

I grew up making films and always thought that's what I wanted to do.

I'm interested in making films of all sizes. During this time I've made a film called 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas', which is a modest-sized film. I was involved in 'I Am Legend' and 'Yes, Man', but 'Potter' is unique. There'll never be anything like 'Potter' again.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

I definitely want to study film. I'd like to have my own studio one day and just make a lot of movies.

I love making independent movies, and that's pretty much what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my years.

I just want to make movies. I really love movies. I want to be involved with them.

There's as much great authorship in the filmmaker community as in the literary community, and I'd love to welcome more filmmakers into the fold.

I position everything else in my life around making movies.

I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film.

My intention is to do more films.