Jodie Foster Quotes

I like drama. My first movie that I did, 'Soul Survivors', was a drama, and I'm just drawn to that; that's sort of my forte.

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Now, learning how to make a movie is something you can figure out in about an afternoon. The physics of it, the marks, the lights, etc. What's hard to do is to suspend your own feelings of self consciousness. The natural actors can do that; they can become part of a characterization and learn how to maintain it.

I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and that's all they want to be a part of.

I think a film is made with each and every cast member. If the casting is strong, half our job is done. Then, even the mundane line is delivered in a great fashion.

I've done many different movies in many different contexts.

You can't, no matter what anyone says, build a movie around someone.

Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

I love all kinds of movies. I'd especially like to make some, you know, violent crime drama.

Having learnt my basics in theatre, I always feel film is a collaborative effort. If you do your part well and help the person in front of you in realising his or her potential, the film invariably comes out good.

With videos, I find I'm better off if I'm playing a role inside of it. The more you do it, the more you understand it.

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.

Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.

You can lose in cinema too if you don't put on a good performance.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I judge movies on how much fun I had while I was doing them. I had a great time on 'The Right Stuff.' Doing that was fantastic. And there was the year I did 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven,' which was amazing because those two different roles were just so far apart.

As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related.

I think my dream would be to move into film, purely because there's a definite beginning, middle and end to a project. I struggle a bit with such a big series that's going all the time.

Right now, if you're interested in being a dramatic actor, they're not making that many just regular dramas. Movies have to have some other thing going on.

Initially, I got into the business to do drama. I never really thought I would be doing sci-fi films.

We're trying to make a movie that's interesting.

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.

I'd love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of 'The Good Wife.'

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

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