Michelangelo Antonioni Quotes

I've never been part of a movie I would watch over and over again, and I'm really proud of it.

From 2005 to 2010, I was exclusively shooting 'The Act of Killing' and then editing it.

Half of 'Mudbound' were shots I stole in between other scenes.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

I'm in awe of directors like the Coen brothers who can shoot their script and edit it, and that's the movie. They're not discovering the movie in postproduction. They're editing the script they shot.

I'm glad I took the leap away from acting into going behind the camera because it's much more satisfying - I love acting and I still do, but it's much more satisfying to be able to make the stuff.

I make a movie because it's something that inspires me.

My favorite film is always the one that I most recently worked on.

It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts.

When you create a movie, you create something in your image.

I got a job as an assistant film editor, which lasted for a few years, but I found writing incredibly difficult, and I thought, 'How am I going to make a film if I can't write?' I didn't really comprehend that someone else would do that bit.

Directing is literally what I've always wanted to do, ever since I was a kid. So I love the career I've built behind the camera.

I hope to direct at some point, but I don't feel the pressure to rush it. I want to really know what it is that I'm doing.

I love having made a movie.

Film shouldn't be a pain. It's a creative process.

Eventually, I would love to direct, but not anytime soon. I just love the storytelling aspect.

The experience of an actual film from idea to screen will teach me more than most books and lectures.

Let my critics direct a movie if they think it's so easy!

I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.

Ever since I was a little kid I was obsessed with films, and I always wanted to make them

Get the overall. Some of my films may have been crude at times, or tough, or missed the points, but I've tried to get the overall in. I think that's more important. You may miss a thing or two, but you move faster. If you can do it in three takes, do it in three takes.

I always wanted to make movies no matter what. It's true. No matter how I was getting to do it, that's what I wanted to do.

I want to make good films; I don't want to make films for the moment.