“I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.”
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“I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.”
“The long and short of it is that I am now in a position in England to green light movies, and that's really excellent - not high-budget movies, but movies none the less.”
“I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it.”
“I was at the end of the studio system so when I walked into movies, I had a magnificent suite in which I had a living room and a kitchen and a complete makeup room. I had everything just for me. With the independents, you're kind of roughing it, literally.”
“I could really use a corporate sponsor. People think that because you're in the movies, you're rich. I have allocated all my resources to Shambala so the animals will always be safe.”
“So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn't have an income.”
“I don't enjoy movies in 3D. I find I can't engage with the story as well.”
“I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.”
“I like high impact movies.”
“Here's the thing about movies, all movies end up on television. That's their life. Whether you like it or not, I don't care how much money you spend on it, or how big or broad the film is, or who the actors are in it, eventually it's all coming out of the box.”
“Audiences don't ever disappoint me, in the sense that movies I feel really good about, they usually feel really good about too.”
“I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.”
“Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that.”
“I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.”
“I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortable sitting there watching it with them. And just that move people. That make people feel a little bit better about themselves when they leave the theatre.”
“I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.”
“I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.”
“One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.”
“People go to the movies to watch a film and all they're thinking about is the actress's cellulite they saw in a magazine.”
“I don't direct movies for a living.”
“I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!”
“I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.”
“Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, it's because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you.”