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Many Hindi films that are Tamil remakes rake in huge moolah in Bollywood.

Many of my favorite films, if someone were to tell me simply what they're about, I probably wouldn't be that interested. Plot often has so little to do with what's at the heart of a film.

Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.

Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.

Many thrillers follow such reliable formulas that you can look at what's happening and guess how much longer a film has to run.

Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.

Marketing does have a lot to do with the success of a film. But even more so, and especially since home video, I've learned that a movie has a life of its own. A movie goes out there, and it exists, and it continues. I'm always fascinated by what movie people bring up when they approach me.

[Martin] Scorsese says one of the great things he loves about it is how Mark can't get the right shot and he's killing people because he can't get the right shot. It's an example of what film-makers are like.

Mass-market movies have become about one thing. They kind of declare themselves right off the bat. . . . But when I go to see (a film), I want to be surprised. I want to see something I never expected. And when you get that, it should be celebrated.

Maybe by his second year in Hogwarts, Harry Potter will learn the trick to making a movie this good but don't bet on it. It's one of the best films of the year.

Maybe It's not the biggest blockbuster film, but there will be some people that will see it, that will be debating it, that will be questioning their own sense of spirituality. If the film resonates, then I have succeeded in what I set out to do.

Maybe I could do some indie film and get my kit off. I'd never say never.

Maybe it's a compliment to the film that you can't do that with it, that it can't be explained in 15 seconds.

Me and music are not good friends, so I do my best to augment the music part [of my films] and come up with something worth watching.

Me too." I agree fervently. "Every film should definitely have a message." Which is true. I mean... take the Lord of the Rings movies- they've got loads of messages. Like "Don't lose your ring.

Mexican cinematographers Gabriel Figueroa and Emilio Fernandez were students of both Sergei Eisenstein and Toland. Their exteriors and lighting were gorgeous. And the films Ingmar Bergman did with Sven Nykvist were exceptional.

Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.

Miyazaki's films in Japan are bigger than Titanic. He's an incredible rock star there. In the US, they don't do as well.

Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them.

Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.

More women have to be in charge of studios, so that they can greenlight films with women.

Money doesn't make films. You just do it and take the initiative.

Most Chinese filmmakers grew up watching television; they watched films on television, not in cinemas. The scope of their vision is not big enough, they're not yet detail-oriented enough. You have to watch films in cinemas for years to understand the depth and scope of vision needed in filmmaking. Directors in China usually come from an academic background; they graduate as film directors. Whereas the directors from Hong Kong learn their trade on sets, beginning at the lowest rung.

Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

Most films are written and made with a hero around 35, or even 25.

Morocco: Looks better in films.

Most films go out like skydivers who have had their chutes packed by a committee of blind schizophrenics.

Most films made about the future acquiesce toward death, and I don't want to be told how to define my future.

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every aspect of it.

Most of all people respond to a film tackling grave subjects that question and go against the prevailing mood.

Most of the films are only 60% taken, rest is a director's input.

Most of the films I've done haven't done particularly well. I'm surprised I'm continuing to work.

Most of the projects aren't that interesting anymore. There used to be a day when the studios made amazing films, and they were about human beings.

Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.

Most of all, I really wanted to become a filmmaker, and I've used every acting experience to just turn it into film school.

Most of the films I've done were ruined in the postproduction, not during filming.

Most of us who got into film industry in early 2000s weren't prepared for the constant vigilance that being a celebrity requires, and there's no school for learning how to handle it well or gracefully. It's a hard thing to figure out. A lot of people don't deal with it well because they're either too paranoid or they're doing things they probably shouldn't be doing in public.

Movies are very expensive endeavors, and my first film was not particularly a money-maker. Quite the opposite.

Motion pictures are the art form of the 20th century, and one of the reasons is the fact that films are a slightly corrupted artform. They fit this century - they combine Art and business!

Movies are pieces of film stuck together in a certain rhythm, an absolute beat, like a musical composition. The rhythm you create affects the audience.

Movements, like films, depend on word of mouth.

Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It's kind of a more of a comedic-actiony film. And then we just started Ocean's [12] Monday. Or I did anyways.

Most Pixar films are better than most live action films.

Movies are brand new. Film is less than 150 years old. It's brand new, compared to any other art form, all of which are thousands of years old.

Movies suddenly became film and cinema an art form and terribly chic.

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film