Arts, Media & Entertainment: Movie Quotes

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"I had a blast, but I still wonder sometimes why they saw me as the perfect guy for this strange character"

Mike Myers, Comedian

"Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded"

Mike Myers, Comedian

"And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I would want to take them to. But it was an amazing experience. And I think Shrek is a real classic, a fairy tale classic!"

Mike Myers, Comedian

"And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours"

Mike Myers, Comedian

"It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character"

Rowan Atkinson, Comedian

"I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all"

Rowan Atkinson, Comedian

"I think the character does tend to suit an episodic thing, because what's fun about him is that he doesn't care about anyone else, and it's very difficult for a main character - a lead character - in a movie to not care about anybody else"

Rowan Atkinson, Comedian

"I don't much enjoy Back and Forth. I mean, I think it has its own particular qualities, but I think it's inferior to any of the half-hour ones we did"

Rowan Atkinson, Comedian

"The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them"

Mary Schmich, Journalist

"The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them"

Marlon Brando, Actor

"And if people come up and say they like the movies you're in, it's a great compliment"

Jason Statham, Actor

"So, we come out to Los Angeles. And we met with every network. We met with show runners, directors, writers, everything. And what we had an idea for, they didn't like. And what they had an idea for, we didn't like. So, we went home"

Reba McEntire, Musician

"I wish people could get over the hang-up of subtitles, although at the same time, you know, that's kind of why I'm kind of pro dubbing"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I am the luckiest filmmaker I know"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I love European movies, and I kind of grew up on European films"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"Film-making was not at all what I had expected"

Brigitte Bardot, Actress

"If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies. It's the ultimate hustle"

Marlon Brando, Actor

"You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same"

Mary Schmich, Journalist

"The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to"

Rue McClanahan, Actress

"As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential"

William Goldman, Novelist

"The oil sequence was about two or three days. It was very cold and was snowing"

Jason Statham, Actor

"Look at someone like Edward Norton. A truly phenomenal actor. He's definitely went to school and trained!"

Jason Statham, Actor

"Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies"

Jason Statham, Actor

"A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action"

Jason Statham, Actor

"If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors"

Jason Statham, Actor

"I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over"

Sean Connery, Actor

"The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies"

Jason Statham, Actor

"I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting"

Jason Statham, Actor

"We're trying to make a movie that's interesting"

Jason Statham, Actor

"We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us"

Steve Irwin, Scientist

"For no. 1, it's great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it's great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just - it was just like we were all meant to be there together"

Reba McEntire, Musician

"I care about Bond and what happens to him. You cannot be connected with a character for this long and not have an interest. All the Bond films had their good points"

Sean Connery, Actor

"So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective, reflecting the Asian experience, which is very rare"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business, was because there was Midnight Cowboy"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it"

Jodie Foster, Actress

"I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better, not worse"

Jodie Foster, Actress

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