Good Film Quotes

Welcome to the world of timeless cinematic dialogue, where words transcend the confines of the screen and resonate deeply within our hearts and minds. Good film quotes have the remarkable ability to encapsulate the essence of a movie, capturing its themes, emotions, and characters in just a few words. Whether they evoke laughter, tears, or contemplation, these quotes hold a special place in the annals of film history, shaping our cultural lexicon and enriching our cinematic experience.

From the iconic catchphrases that have become ingrained in popular culture to the profound reflections on the human condition, good film quotes possess a unique power to evoke nostalgia, provoke thought, and inspire action. They serve as poignant reminders of the magic of storytelling and the enduring impact of cinema on our lives.

My ambition in life is to be associated with a good film. And I feel that a writer has a more important role to play for the society than an actor. Sreenivasan

The preseason’s all about getting good film out there, making the most of the opportunities that you get. Taysom Hill

Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith. Vera Farmiga

I have always believed if the intention is right, it’ll be a good film. Dulquer Salmaan

My proudest moment is when I’m part of a good film, when people are touched by it. Lea Seydoux

I am only looking forward to good film script. It doesn’t matter if the role is a supporting or a standalone role. Siddharth Shukla

For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film. Boman Irani

A good film is a good film. Jackie Shroff

We lack good film scriptwriters. People like Anjan Chowdhury who could develop scripts of pure entertainers are quite difficult to find now. There are obviously some exceptions like Padmanabha Dasgupta. But how many scripts can one single Padmanabha Dasgupta churn out! Prosenjit Chatterjee

‘Prem Granth’ was a good film, but it didn’t work. Raza Murad

The film I think was a good film for what it was designed for. It was for kids. Unfortunately the critics slashed it before it even started but that is just the way the cookie crumbles. Justin Guarini

I have a great little camera, and I had a theory that if the story is interesting, it doesn’t matter what medium you shoot it on. You just have to make a good film. Tamra Davis

It wasn’t really my intention to make movies quickly – it’s more to do with the reality of the Japanese film industry. That’s been the only way for me to change my situation; to prove how little time you need to make a good film. Takashi Miike

When you do a film like ‘My Soul to Take,’ and people think it sucks, that hurts. We put a lot of work into it, and it’s a good film, but you go on. Wes Craven

If you have a meaty part to play, I don’t see the harm in being part of multi-starrers. Moreover, I will be happy to be a part of a good film than playing lead roles in some bad films. Vijay Sethupathi

The word ‘star’ is misused. A good film will never fail. And if you have become an actor to become a star, then your reason of being in this profession is wrong. It amounts to abusing the art. Varun Dhawan

Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from all over the world. Stellan Skarsgard

Hawks is great, ‘The Treasure of Sierra Madre,’ ‘The Big Sleep’… He could do the Salt-of-the-Earth very well. He was a very smooth director; a very good film architect in terms of his storytelling. Wes Craven

I thought ‘Deliverance’ was a very good film. But it didn’t have the success financially that ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ did, although that film made more money than ‘Star Wars’ in the first week. Burt Reynolds

Making a film – particularly what I think is a good film – is the result of a team of people, and the end result has many, many hands on it. Haskell Wexler

I need weird breakages to happen for music to feel true to life, and I think that also applies to good film scores. Oneohtrix Point Never

Every good war film, if you want to use that phrase – I don’t think it’s a good phrase, but if you want to use that phrase – every good film, a first-rate film about war, is an anti-war movie. Michael Cimino

When I did ’21 Jump Street,’ I felt like I was a part of something great, but on a very large scale. Working with people that genuinely want to make good art or good work or a good film, that’s what keeps me going. Spencer Boldman

It is not easy to deliver a good film and take the expectation of the audience one level higher every time. Anubhav Sinha

I remember a few years ago, two of my films – Gulzar Saab’s ‘Hu tu tu’ and Shakeel Noorani’s ‘Bade Dilwala’ – were released simultaneously. ‘Bade Dilwala’ suffered although it was a good film. Suniel Shetty

If you’re clever enough and creative enough to get a good film made, then you should be clever enough and creative enough to find ways to get it out there, one being something like Jameson First Shot. Dana Brunetti

A good film is always a good film and a good story is always a good story. Satish Kaushik

If it is a good film, the audience will like it. They will take to it if it is made with a certain amount of integrity. Sayani Gupta

It takes two years to make a good film. Farah Khan

Every good film is a bit like a dream, when you come away from it. That’s what you should aspire to, rather than some social document. I want to create a little world that will stay with the audience. Pawel Pawlikowski

I have no idea why one of our most original filmmakers would want to spend two years of his life translating someone else’s movie from Spanish into English. And it wasn’t such a good film in Spanish, either. Joel Siegel

I’d rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don’t really care for. Michael Biehn

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good. Kajol

I love acting in Tamil cinema. I have decided quite consciously to do at least one good film every year in Tamil. Vivek Oberoi

When ‘Dum Maro Dum’ came my way, I took it up without thinking that I was crossing any boundary. It was a good film, and I wanted to do it. Rana Daggubati

The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, ‘okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it’s a good film, and it’s up for an award – well, I guess it should win the award then.’ Guy Pearce

I am not interested in considering another TV series. This one was a wonderful experience which will be hard to top, and It’s caused me to turn down several good film opportunities because of the schedule. Dennis Franz

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

When art in general, and film in particular, succeeds is when it pulls you away onto a voyage. Then it’s a good film. Philippe Petit

On the first movie we got good reviews, but we were still dealing with genre stuff. It’s going away. Judge the movie – is it a good one or a bad one? We know we made a great movie and it’s being judged for just being a good film. Avi Arad

If you’re sitting in the audience, you probably can’t see the preparation and work that goes into creating a great scene or a great part, but I can assure you that a good film depends on lot of different things falling perfectly into place. Tobey Maguire

I don’t want to be a bad performer in a good film. Aishwarya Lekshmi

Certain scripts require an ensemble cast. I’m absolutely fine with that. I will not deprive myself of the chance to be part of a good film because of insecurities or fear of losing my market. But my role must be well-defined. Kajal Aggarwal

When I was minister of sport in Brazil, I tried to bring in a law that would make the chairmen of clubs reveal their accounts like other businesses. It was turned down, but I think it is an important story that will make a good film. Pele

I just love films and any time you get to see a film with a good story, no matter how much money you have for visual effects, if the story isn’t good it won’t be a good film. Olafur Darri Olafsson

When you do a good film, it will remain forever. Chunky Pandey

I’m hoping one day I can make one really good film. Alexander Payne

I don’t think a film that has no effect on people or society is a good film. Takashi Miike

You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film’s not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film. Douglas Booth

I think I’m an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get. Rutger Hauer

If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won’t appeal to the audience. Anil Kapoor

I didn’t have a lot of good film coming out of college. Also, my height didn’t help me at all. I ran a decent 40, but no one would call it blazing speed. Doug Baldwin

I would like to say to as many people as possible that please go and see the film ‘Jaana,’ because we all have worked hard to make it a good film. Zeenat Aman

When you’re doing a film and the majority of the film is cast black, for me, it’s most important to get people to view those movies as just movies, as just good movies. At the end of the day, regardless of the color of the cast, we’re all doing the same thing in this business: trying to make a good film. Kevin Hart

One of the reasons I did this, because I wasn’t really looking for another science fiction film, was that my daughter can see it. She’s 9 and it’s really a good film for all ages. Sigourney Weaver

I was never serious about Bollywood films, but when I was offered a film like ‘Shanghai,’ I took it because it is a good film. Prosenjit Chatterjee

I think actors get paid a lot and technicians don’t get paid enough and I think that it should change because a good film, which is like a complete package, needs every single member of that team. I think we need to pay them more. Zoya Akhtar

The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That’s why so many bad novels can become good movies, like ‘Jaws’ or ‘The Godfather.’ Alexander Payne

I’m not dark; I’m not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it’s a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don’t think, ‘Oh, I’ve done X amount of dark films.’ Rachel Hurd-Wood

It’d be great to do some other TV. ‘Breaking Bad’ is definitely my home, but I’d love to have a nice hiatus gig, like a recurring role. Or to do a good film. I’d like to do a Woody Allen movie. I really didn’t have a plan, and that’s okay with me. Betsy Brandt

When you go into a film, you read it, and something clicks for you, and you like it, and you sign on for it; you go for it. You know that this is going to be a good film, and that is your best hope. Past that, it’s a crap shoot – you roll the dice. Richard Roundtree

Today, most big stars want scripts to be written in a particular way, show them in a certain light. They want people to like them for various reasons. It’s all about how much people will like me in this film than about whether it’s a good film or not. Gautham Menon

I like receiving attention for the things that I do, like a good film. Vijay Deverakonda

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers. Paresh Rawal

I love good film, whether it’s an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren’t necessarily eccentric ones but they’re the more specific ones. Matthew McConaughey

When you’re lucky enough to have a good film made of your novel – and ‘Never Let Me Go’ is, believe me, a heartbreakingly good film indeed – you get wonderfully talented individuals each focusing on their special area. Kazuo Ishiguro

At the end of the day, it is about working in a good film. It’s the films that you leave behind that matter. Katrina Kaif

My family believes in a good script and ultimately everything that is attached to it. I am more interested in a hit film than a good film. Allu Arjun

I don’t want to choose between commercial and independent cinema. I just want to choose between a good film and a bad film. Kalki Koechlin

I believe in rules. I believe in artistic limitations, and I always have. I’ve always thought that setting out a set of rules before you start, and then being completely consistent with them, is the only way to make a really good film. Susanne Bier

It’s not always about playing the lead. It’s also about being associated with an important and good film. Nikita Dutta

‘ABCD’ is a very good film – the story, the production value – everything is excellent. Prabhu Deva

A jolly feel good film with Vadivelu playing the comedian along with Rajni at his humourous best is ‘Chandramukhi.’ P. Vasu

I don’t think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a good film composer. Stanley Clarke

There is nothing wrong in playing parts in a good film. Soni Razdan

Deeper fulfilment is rather different from the happiness of seeing a good film or watching your team win at football, and it doesn’t come at the push of a button. Geoff Mulgan

If you take a really good book, then the potential is for a really good film. But you’ve got to get it right. Christopher Hampton

Telugu audiences love cinema. They won’t let a good film down, and they’ve proved this with the way they accepted ‘Srimanthudu.’ Mahesh Babu

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride. Kevin Pollak

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who’s driving it. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It’s as simple as that. Abhishek Bachchan

If you make a good film, then there’s no harm if it achieves commercial success. Kay Kay Menon

Any good film you see gives you enough motivation and adrenaline rush to produce good content, while a bad film can get you so angry that you produce even better content. Mani Ratnam

I don’t think it’s the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre. Paul Haggis

I don’t think I could make a good film, but I could definitely score a good film. Oneohtrix Point Never

I really woke up one morning and said, you know, ‘I haven’t seen a good film about the American Revolution. And all the ones I have seen haven’t been successful, but I’m going to make a successful one.’ Well, I wasn’t able to do that. Irwin Winkler

To me, a good film is one that can keep me engaged for two hours. Taapsee Pannu

I have a lot of respect for, always dig, the crew. Sometimes a lot more than the cast. But a good run production team is paramount to making a good film. You just can’t it done without a good line producer, without creative producers, without people who are making stuff happen. Ben Foster

When ‘Aashiqui’ was released nobody knew that it will be such a good film… it is a cult film. Rahul Roy

I think making a good film shot is joyful. William Shatner

I don’t spend unnecessarily. The problem with the industry is we don’t budget our films. Plus, we spend bizarre amounts on marketing. If you have a good film and a good trailer, you don’t need to spend so much. Shoojit Sircar

I want to feel happy doing a good film and don’t want to look at cinema with a materialistic yardstick. Vaani Kapoor

Men need to change their mentality. Talent has nothing to do with gender. If you’re making a good film, you should always support that. Ankita Lokhande

I thought ‘Lock Stock’ was a good film. I thought ‘Lock Stock’ was a good film because I think it was a one-off before it was imitated a hundred times. Eddie Marsan

I mean, it was a mummy movie. It was a good film independent of its source. It that looks like Lawrence of Arabia on steroids in a lot of ways. Brendan Fraser

As a Western, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ was a pretty good film. I don’t think it was as interesting or as multi-faceted as ‘Seven Samurai.’ George Lucas

In my early days, I didn’t know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films. Michael Caine

To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I think a director is hugely responsible for the fate of a film, so if it does well, he should be appreciated. As an actor, I can only perform well or choose to work with a good director in a good film. Diljit Dosanjh

I believe in the theory that one cannot make a good film; it just happens. Mammootty

Anton Usov
Anton Usov
I am Anton Usov, an educator with a passion for quotes that resonate with the human experience. Over many years, I have curated a collection that reflects wisdom and emotions across time. Join me in exploring the power of words to inspire and enlighten our paths.
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