Derek Cianfrance Quotes

I make movies that audiences like, that I'd want to see. That's all.

Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.

At the end of the day, you are doing the film for the audience.

I didn't want to go down the route of spending a year of my life making a movie that would never be seen. I may as well go down a route making a film that a lot of people will see, which is the whole idea behind cinema.

When you find something where you can give people a message and still make it an exciting movie, you get very, very excited about something. You probably even work harder than you normally do.

I want to make movies that I want to see, and what I miss and I'm not seeing.

At the end of the day, it is just a movie, and we should remember that we're doing it for the audience, and we should have fun doing it. If we have fun doing it, it will come across on the screen.

Making a movie is so hard, you'd better make movies about something you really know about. And even more, it's really good to make movies about things you need to figure out for yourself, so you're driven the whole way through. It's going to make things more crucial for you.

To me the recognition of the audience is part of the filmmaking process. When you make a movie, it's for them.

The most important thing when you do a movie is that you find an audience that really understands what you want to do and is really supportive of it.

I strive to make movies I would enjoy.

When I'm shooting a movie, I'm always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

I think that making a movie is not just making the movie - it is also about having thoughtful ideas and embracing all the aspects of its launch.

I do films that I'd also like to watch as an audience member.

I only make those films that I would love to watch.

I feel like we always kept our core philosophy of making content that we would wanna watch, and there's definitely a different scale we are offering that at today.

I think of all my movies as home movies! It's just that some are more expensive than others.

I watch films, so I know what it is to be there in a theatre as the audience. So I always want to communicate with them when I make films, but that is not the only thing. I also want to say something which I feel deeply, and which I feel I can connect with the rest of the audience.

I make movies to be watched the way I want to watch them, and I want to watch them in movie theatres.

Make movies that you want to go and watch in a theatre.

One of the great kicks of having a movie made is that you envision this world.

I want my films to do the talking. I feel if people have to understand me better, I should do more good films. I just want them to know me through my films.

If I am not excited about a project, then how do I expect my audience to watch my film? Give me good roles, and I will be working round the clock.

Big movie or small movie, you make this thing, and then you show it to people, and you just hope they like it. You hope it works.

At the end of the day everyone has his own style of making a film and add the kind of ingredients which he feels would be good enough to entice audiences.