Stanley Kubrick

“If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.”

Darren Aronofsky

“To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.”

Brian De Palma

“So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point. ”

Xavier Gens

John Woo

“The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not the only thing in my movies. I always like to show human nature - something deep inside the heart.”

Gus Van Sant

“I have my ideas of what a good documentary is, but drama is a different animal because you're arranging everything.”

Alfred Hitchcock

“For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”

Anthony Minghella

“I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.”