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- Nov 07, 2020
Film Industry Quotes
Candid takes from inside the business of film.
This page gathers insider perspectives on the film business—fatalistic beliefs about a project's destiny, the industry's pivot toward massive global audiences, and honest critiques of who gets to tell stories behind the camera. It pairs with our Film collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always thought we should think less about the British film industry as an entity, and more about getting British talent working.
- Industry
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- Nov 07, 2020
The film industry needs to confront the physical footprint of the way films get made.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you're not into it, you're not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it's a business of the limelight.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there. So you do have to be resourceful and be able to flex your muscles artistically.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to work with the people who really got the film industry going again through the '70s: Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi.
- Eternally
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- Nov 07, 2020
I owe baseball all that I have and much of what I hope to have. Baseball made my entrance to the film industry immeasurably easier than I could have made it alone. To the greatest game in the world I shall be eternally in debt.
- Film
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so easy to become obsessed with the film industry and recognition that we can forget that we are not saving the world. We are just actors trying to entertain people.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Britain is producing some of the worst films in the world. Our film industry is desperate to be part of America, and we just churn out flaccid imitations of bad films over there.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many roles and I haven't had the opportunity to do any of them. I jokingly tell people 'Sometimes I wonder, is the film industry waiting for me to die and then say it's sad. He was a good actor. He was underrated and didn't have enough chances.'
- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them.
- Identity
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- Nov 07, 2020