Cinematic Understanding Quotes

If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it.

Criticism is okay from people who know the finer points of cinema.

When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.

You become a film critic because you're interested in film. I don't know whether knowing so much about cinema leads you to make better films, but it certainly can't hurt.

Politicians need a film appreciation course.

I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.

When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the way I think you, and PTA, and Fincher are born directors. Maybe some people's talent is in understanding the ways that film communicates, without dialogue, without plot.

I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.

I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

Every film, regardless of being a success or a failure or anything in between, teaches you something. You might not sometimes realise what it taught you, but down the line, there would be a lesson in it.

My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.

I grew up understanding cinema from early on and was soon cinema-literate.

Movies were a struggle for me - they didn't come easy.