Quotes by Film The great appeal of film is its relatability. Akira Kurosawa relatability appeals film I'd never do a film that would hurt anyone's sentiments, be it Indian or not. Akshay Kumar sentiments film hurt I'm glad that my films have been consistently faring well rather than one stray Friday! Akshay Kumar wells friday film I turned down a lot of films before I made my first one. I knew that it was time for me to get into movies. Al Pacino film made firsts You don't get to know anybody in a movie until after it's over. You work less together in a film than you do onstage. Al Pacino film over-you together [Julie Marie Pacino]is a great ballplayer, which I wanted to be. She did make four films by the time she was 14 but we're not going to talk about that. Al Pacino four film wanted The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be. Alain de Botton cry film beautiful So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally. Alain Resnais film used technique A viewer as opposed to a filmmaker might see a film differently. But I'm extremely comfortable with my style. Alain Resnais style film might I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film. Alain Resnais movie film special My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable. Alain Resnais film television firsts I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment. Alain Resnais assignments driven film For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become. Alain Resnais reactions film reason When I was 12 I made some little films with my friends. I tried to make gangster films, like Fantomas, but I remember being very disappointed with them. They weren't frightening at all. I'm sure they'd be very funny now. Alain Resnais film littles remember My films are about embarrassment. Alan Bennett embarrassment film There is no such thing as a good script, onlya good film, and I'm conscious that my scripts often read better than they play. Alan Bennett scripts film play If, for instance, we'd made the film after the show had been to Broadway, it would have been exactly the same film but we would have been assured that they would have understood it. We didn't have to do any alterations for Broadway. I was supposed to go a fortnight before it opened to alter anything that was necessary and there was nothing really. Alan Bennett broadway film made You'll see Dame Judi Dench in a Bond film, in Shakespeare and then starring in her own sitcom. You never see that here with Meryl Streep. Alan Cumming dames sitcom film I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air. Alan Cumming film air two I actually find in America, there's a slight snobbery about actors who go back and forth between big heavy dramas and popcorn fare. That always intrigues me, because that doesn't exist in the same way in Britain. And I imagine it would be worse. In terms of the sort of class, and the sort of snobby, slightly on the back-foot thing Britain has. But it's much more prevalent in America. I'm really intrigued by it. I don't know why that is. But I'm aiming to break down those barriers by being in a Shakespeare film and a Smurfs film within six months of each other. Alan Cumming imagine film drama «1234567891011»