Kevin Feige Quotes

When you make a movie, you can only make the movie that you would want to see.

That's what I wanted to do... I wanted to make a great film that just happened to be based on a video game.

People wrestle sometimes making movies, and I think that conflict is a very essential thing. I think a lot of very happy productions have produced a lot of very banal movies.

I make more movies than I see.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.

A film has its own life and takes its own time.

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there.

What I want to impart on any movie I work on is I want to make it entertaining. That's what I feel I do.

I grew up hearing about Raj Kapoor and K. Asif and the way they used to make films lavishly. We are dream merchants and we have got to sell dreams, which are lapped up by all.

Hollywood is a deeply odd place. There are so many factors that have to go perfectly, so many schedules and visions that have to snap together for a film even to be made, much less be good.

I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium.

In film, you're painting a canvas. I got really excited about that.

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.

A great movie evolves when everybody has the same vision in their heads.

Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.

Everybody is always trying to make the best movie they can. It's a process.

Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it.

Films are not mathematics - that's the first thing you need to understand. At least, that's how I feel. They are not words on paper. Films are made with people, with teams and with individual bundles of creativity coming together to fulfill the vision of an individual who is the director of the film.

I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

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

Movies are collaborative, and that's part of what makes it a great experience. They're different from a lot of other art forms, but also it makes it seem like when you see the final product, you go, 'I wouldn't have done that. I wouldn't have done this.'

In film, you have to let go sometimes.

I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation.

I don't think people understand what it takes to make a movie unless they've experienced it themselves or been around it. It's a miracle every time you make a movie, and a bigger miracle if it turns out well.