Amy Adams Quotes

When you're a film-maker, sometimes you have to be a slave to continuity.

The most creative phase of a film is in shooting, because structure is the defining element of that phase.

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.

Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.

My goal is to keep making films and grow as a film maker; that's always my goal.

If you are making a record, you are the one saying 'action', and you are the one saying 'cut,' and you have to be sure that the most interesting thing is not going on outside the frame.

When you make your first film, there is a hell of a lot to think about, and you've got to have a gut understanding of your material.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

My job is to create a film, where we are capturing truth in performances.

I like the fact you can spend two hours setting up a scene that will only last a couple of seconds. And I like just sitting around and dozing between scenes!

I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting 'Heaven' it was truly guerrilla film-making.

When you're making a film, it's a very technical process. You do things over and over again, and you have to hit your marks and your light and all that stuff.

I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking.

I took a film course in grade ten that made me want to direct, and I've always been making short films and home videos with my friends, so it's definitely something I wanna pursue as well.

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

Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.

I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.

When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.

Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

Going to film school taught me how much I already knew, and that the best way to learn about film is being on the set with professionals.