Michelangelo Antonioni Quotes

On a live-action movie, things happen that are unexpected. In animation, you have to fabricate the feeling. That takes a tremendous amount of nuance until the film becomes sentient and gives back.

When you are working on a movie, you have to ensure that the journey of characters ends in two hours.

I'd be really interested in making a dramatic, low key 3D film.

Working on a green screen set, yeah, it's almost like reading from a novel, taking those black words and creating a world around you.

Making 'Coraline' was one of the great filmmaking experiences of my life.

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.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

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

Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.

I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read non-fiction more.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good.

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things. For me, I just love to work and I love movies.

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

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.

Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.

I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

A good script and perfect casting, that's 90 percent of the work.

What I like most about directing is creating a world more so than anything. To me, the music is the wrapping paper on that world.

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.

When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.