Robert Rodriguez Quotes

I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.

Most of the musical film work that I have done has been in this realm of what I think of as real family entertainment.

God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.

You want to do movies that your children can watch, and that your children can have fun at and enjoy the experience of shooting.

Alejandro Amenábar is a very interesting filmmaker. I had really liked The Others, which was a movie he made with Nicole Kidman a few years ago. He made a very compelling case about how much he wanted me to be in this movie. Whenever a really passionate, talented filmmaker seems to have an interest in me, I take it very seriously because I like to work.

Getting a movie made is a miracle... because the studios are only interested in making 'The Avengers.'

I learned that you have to say that you're a filmmaker. You're not a screenwriter; you're not a director for hire. You've got to take charge. You're a filmmaker, and you're going to make a film.

When you're a filmmaker or a scriptwriter, you face a lot of challenges while making a film. And when you produce it, you have to put in an extra effort.

I'm a filmmaker and I intend to continue making films of all kinds, in any manner, shape, or form - short or long.

As filmmakers, you're not working on just one project, you're producing something, directing something, shooting something, and so it becomes hard to do it by yourself.

The whole thing of working in collaboration with filmmakers is the thing that I love the most, and possibly the thing I do the best.

I love making genre films. It's something I've really been attracted to since I was a kid, mostly because, as a kid, it was forbidden fruit.

Pfft, who wants to make a movie about a guy in a house?

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more into that, as I age.

I take having a kids' show real seriously. I think it's an enormous responsibility.

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea.

I consider myself an independent filmmaker.

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney - not replace Disney - but be the next Disney.

Ever since I was a little kid I was obsessed with films, and I always wanted to make them

When you have kids you want to be able to go to movies and take the family too, and actually all enjoy it together. I don't think there are that many great, live action family movies that everybody can enjoy.

I ask Laurie it it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie.

I've documented a lot of things myself as a filmmaker. If you want a rockumentary, that's in there.

I've wanted to make movies ever since I was a kid. I knew that was my goal.

I just want to keep making movies that hopefully makes some kids smile.