Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

movies

I never enjoyed working in a film. 10 quotes from Marlene Dietrich

Film spectators are quiet vampires. 14 other wisdom & wit from Jim Morrison

Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old. 19 quotes from Elvis Presley

Those movies sure got me into a rut. 19 sayings from Elvis Presley

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real life. 8 other sayings from Jane Seymour

Too much TV hurts movies. 19 thoughts from Elvis Presley

I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were. 19 more thoughts from Elvis Presley

Even if I set out to make a film about a fillet of sole, it would be about me. 4 more thoughts from Federico Fellini

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream. 19 quotes from Elvis Presley

Film lovers are sick people. 4 more quotes from Francois Truffaut

The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the movies. 21 thoughts from Bette Davis

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage. 11 other views from Charlie Chaplin

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache. 21 other thoughts from Bette Davis

And in movies you must be a gambler. To produce films is to gamble. 2 other quotes from Douglas Sirk

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo. 3 other sayings from Mary Pickford

Everything I learned I learned from the movies. 14 more quotes from Audrey Hepburn

My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything. 22 more thoughts from James Dyson

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. 15 quotes from Orson Welles

A film is a petrified fountain of thought. 24 thoughts from Jean Cocteau

Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies. 5 more sayings from Richard King

Movies are an art form that is very available to the masses. 5 more quotes from Richard King

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies. 5 other quotes from Richard King

I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic. 4 other quotes from Natalie Wood

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. 9 thoughts from Alfred Hitchcock

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success. 16 sayings from Samuel Goldwyn

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? 16 thoughts from Samuel Goldwyn

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. 16 thoughts from Samuel Goldwyn

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake. 9 views from Alfred Hitchcock

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. 9 quotes from Alfred Hitchcock

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself. 57 other thoughts from Will Rogers

There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education. 57 other quotes from Will Rogers

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in a theater. 12 sayings from James Broughton