Paul Giamatti Quotes

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

My first film festival and my first film that I've ever been in, 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' that was at Sundance.

I met Jill Soloway at Sundance a couple years ago. I was there for 'Crystal Fairy', and she was there for 'Afternoon Delight'. She reached out and wanted to get together.

I did not realise just how passionate sci-fi fans are about their material.

I'll never get another first premiere again, especially at Sundance. I've just been trying to fully engage myself in everything that's going on, and I hope to see other movies here while I'm here! I really want to!

When I graduated from Brown after majoring in women's studies, I made my first PBS documentary, 'Women of Substance.' My first feature documentary was called 'American Hollow,' which I did for HBO and was at the Sundance Film Festival.

I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance.

Doing anything on a movie at Sundance is great.

Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.

Fair or not, it always sucks when everyone wanders back from Sundance talking about how bad the movies were.

I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.

'Firefly' was and always will be such a positive thing for me. I hold a lot of really good memories associated to that show.

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

I always wanted to go to Sundance.

I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that.

I saw 'Birth' at the Sundance Film Festival with a thousand other strangers, and I couldn't believe that was me in the film. I didn't recognize myself.

Sci-fi fans are so interested in your character and so attached to the world that you've created.

My dad brought 'Clerks' to Sundance 22 years ago, and that's when his career started.

Before, I said that they were maybe the best supporters in England. Now maybe they are the best supporters in Europe.

The first time I ever intersected with the quote unquote industry or Hollywood or being given a paid job as a director all came because of the reputation I got coming out of Sundance as a veteran Sundance filmmaker.

It still feels like an honor to bring something [on Sundance].

More people have seen 13th on Netflix than have seen all my films put together between the Sundance winners and Selma, and the whole international distribution of film.

I'd met Sharon Tate at the Cannes Film Festival.

There's no fans like sci-fi fans, and everyone in the world knows that. So, to have the support of sci-fi fans is one of the most incredible feelings that an actor can actually ever experience in his career.

I think what Robert Redford established is amazing; thank god for Robert Redford. He's set an amazing example with Sundance and I hope to follow that in my own way.