Antoine Fuqua Quotes & Sayings

“What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker.”

“I became a director just for the love of movies, because of the power of cinema.”

“I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist.”

“Some men don't gel when it comes to work - you have different work ethics, different opinions, different points of views, different methods of filmmaking - and we didn't gel.”

“Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies.”

“I like making movies.”

“I like the platform to show your art and everything that goes along with that. To show your voice and hopefully find films that are more politically driven, films that maybe inspire.”

“It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. It should be about elevating the idea of what we are and who we are as people in the cinema, and that kind of stuff keeps dragging us back down.”

“Bruce Willis. Pain in my ass, no problem about that. We just didn't get along. We got along off camera, but shooting we just didn't get along.”

“But I like to go to movies with my son because it's still fun; it reminds me of why I make movies.”