"I'm intrigued by films that have a singular vision behind them. A lot of studio movies have ten writers by the time they're done. You have a movie testing 200 times, making adjustments according to various people's opinions. It's difficult to have an undistilled vision.“


-Carla Gugino

posted in movies


I'm intrigued by films that have a singular vision behind them. A lot of studio movies have ten writers by the time they're done. You have a movie testing 200 times, making adjustments according to various people's opinions. It's difficult to have an undistilled vision.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose."

-Carla Gugino

sportsView Quote
"One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate."

-Carla Gugino

relationshipView Quote
"Unfortunately, 'chick flick' has become a term to describe most movies that I don't even like. They're these movies that, yes, have women in them but they really don't reflect who women are, and there's something kind of silly or shallow or gossipy about them."

-Carla Gugino

moviesView Quote
"I love doing serious movies for adults."

-Carla Gugino

moviesView Quote
"It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally movies have one woman, or maybe the older woman and the younger girl."

-Carla Gugino

moviesView Quote
"When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes."

-Carla Gugino

healthView Quote

More Quotes About movies

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies."

-Joe Morton

moviesView Quote
"There's some movies I watch, they're kind of like my anti-anxiety pill, my anti-depressant pill. I watch them at least once or twice a month probably. And I never stop learning from them as a filmmaker."

-Mike Mills

moviesView Quote
"I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen."

-Alex Winter

moviesView Quote
"What bugs me is that movies don't reflect how interesting and vibrant women are. We don't treasure women as they get older."

-Jill Clayburgh

moviesView Quote
"I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot."

-Mike Mills

moviesView Quote
"I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays."

-Zoe Kazan

moviesView Quote