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Good Movie Quotes
On the effort, doubt and reward of making a good movie.
This page gathers quotes about the effort and uncertainty behind making a good movie, including a plain admission that doing so is simply hard, and a filmmaker surprised by how well a project was received after aiming only to make something good. Another quote focuses on choosing respect over certainty when unsure a film would succeed. Related film reflections appear in our Critics quotes collection.
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I didn't know if I could make a good movie. But I knew I could make a respectful one.
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What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.
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A good movie makes the audience feel like they've journeyed with the characters.
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I don't know if 'Crash' is a good movie or not because I didn't set out to make a movie. Really, what I wanted to do is more of a social experiment.
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I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.
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As far as entertainment, 'The Right Stuff' is a good movie. As far as a documentary of the early space days, which they purported it to be, it is not at all.
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I know what a good movie is.
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I never made a good movie.
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I'm a sucker for a good movie.
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It didn't happen every time for every movie. Ruthless People was a good movie, but we didn't get a good release or marketing. They completely blew the opening.
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