Guillermo del Toro Quotes

The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage.

Danish film is spreading in a fantastic way.

I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.

As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films.

We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.

It's good to see some Kiwi accents up on the big screen.

Being an actress in China, I'm actually a very lucky actress... Especially now that Chinese movies are becoming more diverse with more viewers overseas.

I feel that it means a lot to the people of Iran that my film is represented at the Oscars, and it makes me happy to bring them that joy, that I'm representing them and that I'm able to give them that element of pleasure to be the envoy from Iran. It's a very pleasant thing.

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.

It's not simply that British films do well at the box office and generate revenue, it's that they provide a window to the world of what Britain and its culture is about.

The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry.

The coming of age of Canadian culture may not depend on our ability to protect it at home, but to project it on the world’s stage.

From 'Polytechnique,' I started to get scripts and after 'Incendies,' of course, it exploded.

Few years ago, it was completely different. Now you go to any country, city, or continent and just say 'Bollywood,' and they will know. So, it means everybody is watching everything.

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.

Black filmmakers - I'm grateful for them.

'Devdas' is the first Hindi commercial film to be seen at Cannes. And 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' is getting a whole lot of appreciation abroad. I'm pleased.

Cannes is one of the biggest film festivals across the globe, and getting your film selected for a screening is quite a big achievement.

Some independent Indian films do so well at these festivals in Europe and in the United States that when they come back, India just cannot ignore them.

From jazz, the blues, country and rock to Hollywood movies, culture has in many ways been our greatest export (or our most obnoxious one, depending on your point of view).

'Slumdog Millionaire' has truly opened newer avenues for India.

New Zealand was kind of getting a reputation for making middle-of-the-road films that weren't really that unique. They were kind of New Zealand versions of overseas films, and for sure, having an Oscar nomination totally helped me get funding.

I've always said that, first and foremost, I make films for New Zealanders. They're my target audience. Then after that, if people appreciate my stories from outside this country, then that's an added bonus.

I am comfortable in my space in Punjabi cinema.

I've grown up watching cinema from around the world, and there are films that have scenes that are far steamier than what we are required to do on screen.