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Prince Charles Royalty
Film

"It is clear that through the partnerships between Global Cool and the International Indian Film Academy, Indian cinema has the potential to provide great leadership by exciting its enormous and enthusiastic audience to do their bit to save the planet"

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Emma Thompson Actress, Screenwriter, Author
Film

"Film is so much to do with perfection and how differently you can feel about someone at the beginning of the film and the end of the film."

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Emma Thompson Actress, Screenwriter, Author
Film

"We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it."

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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
Film

"In America, instead of making the audience come to the film, the idea seems to be for you to go to the audience. They come up with the demographics for the film and then the film is made and sold strictly to that audience."

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Film

"My job scoring a horror movie is like being the barker at a carnival. A good barker can get anyone to walk into the roped-off tent. Especially with the main title, my job is to convince the audience to take the leap into the film even though their better sense is telling them, "I should put my popcorn down and get the hell outta here"!"

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Shane West Actor, Musician
Film

"When what's around you - such as scripts, or like me being on the show and playing 18, now me doing this film playing 18 - it's kind of been what's been there for me."

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Shane West Actor, Musician
Film

"It's always hard to be away and relocate. When you relocate for a film, there's an end in sight."

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Jack Nicholson Actor, Filmmaker
Film

"The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic."

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Ken Russell Film Director
Film

"Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of business and it's really extremely difficult."

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