Jerry Lewis Quotes

I love filmmaking as a process and acting is one element that is dear to me.

I'm glad I'm getting to do interesting films.

Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

Why do I continue making movies? Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.

Hollywood is a film industry, a film business. I don't approach my career in that way. I see it as 'art,' and I become involved in films that ring my bell.

As an artist, all I want is to be a part of good films.

I just make movies and hope people appreciate them.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

You don't make a movie, the movie makes you.

I love doing comedy, and that's the thing I will always go back to, really, but I'd love to have the freedom to do sort of 'meaty' roles but also have the freedom to do the sort of films I want to make, like what Woody Allen does. You forget he's funny because you're so gripped by the story, but they still make you laugh.

Honestly, I really, really love making movies. It's so much fun, and I love losing myself in the moment and just being there with other actors. When you're truly in the moment and you're feeding each other, it's such an exciting thing to be a part of.

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

My dream is to work with people like Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. To me, those are true storytellers - genuine people who have stories to tell and make incredible films.

I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.

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

I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea.

I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.

I think of making a movie in such a romantic way.

My passion is doing movies, so as long as I keep doing that I will be happy.

I love making movies.

Acting's incredibly enjoyable, but sometimes it doesn't feel quite enough. I've also written a script about the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. This will make me sound like a female Kenneth Branagh, but I can't think of anything nicer than directing myself from a script I wrote.

I feel that being an actor is a front-row seat into seeing how everybody else makes their movies. Basically, being in the trenches for ten years is like a college-level course in filmmaking if not more. It feels like every director I work with and every set that I visit as an actor, I see someone else's definition of filmmaking.

I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.