Kiefer Sutherland Quotes

Theatre is the principal job of an actor. An actor's job is to tell a story to someone in a room. TV and film can be great and I really love doing it, but it is a different way of telling a story.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

Genre aside, I'd like to make a film about people.

I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.

As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Some film actors want to sit back and look at every scene and all that crap. No, you're an actor - tell the story, and when it's told, there's another one to tell.

I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea.

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 approach film no differently than I approach a role. I want to make sure the movie is right, the characters are right, I can really bring something to it as a visionary, a storyteller. It's great to point a camera, but can you tell a story?

All in all, I'd like to venture into film. Films are my staple diet, so I would love to be part of a feature film, independent film... it all just depends on the story and the people behind it, really.

Working on script development, casting, editing, and music is incredibly inspiring to me, and it's wonderful to see something you love come to life.

A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.

Filmmaking, whatever the window dressing or the scale of a film may be, is eventually about telling a story.

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've always wanted to do a feature film, because, as a model, you have to play so many different characters.

Generally, drama films are made with stars - I broke the rule unknowingly.

It was the reason why I became an actor - to tell new stories - and I stick to that, which is how I found 'Ghazi.'

I believe that the performance of my actors is of utmost importance to make a good film.

For me, storytelling is the most interesting part of movie making.

After I read the story of 'Dangal' and before the film released, I called director Nitish Tiwari asking him if he had any good script. He told me to wait for some time. So we had three-four sittings, and this film, 'Chhichhore,' came to him. The film did not have superstars, but I felt that this is the script that needs to be told.

All I have tried to do as an actor is push good story telling.

You could make a film out of just about anything so long as there is a clear vision about the story.

I wanted to understand the whole medium and that is when I decided to do television. Once I thought that, I was confident about making a film.

It is important to choose your director and co-stars well.