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Skinniness is not your friend when youre over 40. Id like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldnt look at myself. – Ellen Barkin

The way Hollywood portrays mothers – youre either all good and saint-like, or youre all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not given a voice in movies. I miss that as an audience member. – Ellen Barkin

When they make a womans picture, they treat it like a womans picture. In the 40s, they didnt treat Joan Crawford movies like that, but as the big movies of their year. Im upset that theres no Terminator with a woman in Arnold Schwarzeneggers role. Because that would make just as much money. – Ellen Barkin

Im always working on stuff. But they never materialize. Im always working on movies and TV shows. – Colin Quinn

Violent behavior exists in ones psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies. – Richard King

When I go into making a movie, personally, I dont try to bring other pieces of movies with me. – Amber Heard

I think theres an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the Saw movies. – Amber Heard

Im terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily. – Oliver Stone

Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And thats what they are – they would not hesitate to act illegally to achieve profit and gain. – Peter Mullan

As a kid, I liked the Halloween movies and Nightmare On Elm Street and all that kind of stuff. But as an adult, I really dont watch much horror, to be honest. – Corey Feldman

Im a person who likes these sort of movies… sad but moving art movies that normally are at a festival and then they go to a small art house theater and disappear. – Zach Braff

In theater or movies you see either Im religious or Im an atheist. Ive never seen too much discussion of I believe theres a higher power but Im hesitant to reach out to him because I dont know if Im worthy of his attention. – Zach Braff

Ive never been interested in action movies. Definitely not interested in sci-fi. – Carrie-Anne Moss

Im a spoilt brat. I thought I was just going to walk in and make movies. But Id been my own boss for so long that all of a sudden to be facing a roomful of people who were niggling over every little scene… I just thought Id go back and draw my comics and have a happy life. – Frank Miller

I dont 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

If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, Ill do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will. – Naomi Watts

Ive always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse. – Jodie Foster

I love making movies, but theres nothing like being in front of an audience. – Patrick Wilson

So, yes, theres nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. – Jodie Foster

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I dont know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince. – Jodie Foster