Sean Baker Quotes

When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.

Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say something to the world.

The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.

I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.

Film is the only language I speak, and I have been lucky to be involved in some great stories. You don't want to preach to people, but you want them to think about why things are the way they are, the history that is there as well as the possibilities.

I love the intimacy and the passion and the danger that go into independent filmmaking. Because it comes out of a creative necessity. It comes from people who really want to make a movie and want to make a difference and want to grab an audience by the gullet and show them something different.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.

You have to make films you feel strongly about. And then hope you can find the audience.

Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.

The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you're way ahead of the game.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

You can channel a lot within a comic framework, and I think 'The Guard' had a lot going on outside of the comedy, which is satisfying.

We make films that we ourselves would want to see and then hope that other people would want to see it. If you try to analyze audiences or think there's some sophisticated recipe for success, then I think you are doomed. You're making it too complicated.

Film making is an expensive, as well as a serious business. We should be able to entertain our audiences, who are fully aware of what they want. Every filmmaker has a different point of view and presents facets of society.

I'm interested in making films that make people think.

My films, I've tried to put a message into them. It's not about the gore; it's not about the horror element that are in them. It's more about the message, for me. That's what it is, and I'm using this platform to be able to show my feelings of what I think.

The social dimension of the art world is fascinating to me, but I also want to entertain the reader, so I will let a character say something funny.

All I care about is the story and telling the story. I don't care how people ingest it.

You can be technically strong, and focus all your efforts on elements like casting, music, cinematography and sets, but they are all just add ons. End of the day, filmmaking is really about how well you tell a story.

I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have a purpose in telling a story.

My audience expects me to push the limits, to be politically incorrect. I do that because for me, that's the only place where the fun is, when I get to push the boundaries and make people laugh at things that they probably didn't want to laugh at.

'Gujarat 11' has a good script; it is a full package of entertainment, comedy, emotions and has a message for the audience.

I just read the script; everything else just follows. Content is the most important thing for me.

Lots of people do stand up shows with no narrative, but I love a beginning, a middle and an end.

'ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance' and 'ABCD 2' has succeeded not merely because of dance, but mainly because of its good script. Viewers have loved the story, and that's why my movies have done well at the box office.