Ellen Page Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

• I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.

  Ellen Page

  Destiny, Men, Thinking

  "'I don't want to sound like a piece of poop, but... '". Interview with Helen Pidd, www.theguardian.com. January 31, 2008.

• It's really crucial to achieve that balance with a film like this, cause it is unique and witty and then there's the tendency to force that. It becomes contrived and I know the feeling like, give me a fork that I can stab in my eye in those kinds of movies.

  Ellen Page

  Witty, Eye, Unique

  "Juno's Ellen Page and Michael Cera". Roundtable Interview, movieweb.com. June 12, 2007.

• I hate how box office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don’t see a box office failure blamed on men. I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. I guess it’s because we live in a patriarchal society, where feminism is a dirty word.

  Ellen Page

  Hate, Dirty, Destiny

  "I don't want to sound like a piece of poop, but". Interview with Helen Pidd, www.theguardian.com. January 31, 2008.

• The quality most important to me, in the films I make, is honesty.

  Ellen Page

  Honesty, Important, Quality

  "Ellen Page: Keeping it real in Tinseltown" by Gayle MacDonald, www.theglobeandmail.com. July 9, 2010.

• Mind you, Roman Holiday - which is kind of a romantic comedy - is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie.

  Ellen Page

  Holiday, Thinking, Mind

  Interview with Sean O'Neal, film.avclub.com. March 31, 2011.

• I feel lucky that Viceland wanted to make it, and I'm producing more than one film with LGBT characters and stories and it's because it's what I'm interested in. I'm not going to read a script and say, 'They're not gay, I'm not going to do it,' but I am interested in playing more gay people, because I've only played one gay person, and I've done a fair amount of movies, and I am interested in those stories. So for me, there's no should-I-or-shouldn't-I. It all feels natural.

  Ellen Page

  Character, Gay, People

  Source: www.macleans.ca

• I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.

  Ellen Page

  Sports, Film, Grew Up

  "Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page: Bosom Buddies". Interview with Jessica Henderson, www.marieclaire.com. September 9, 2009.

• I was in a store in Halifax, Nova Scotia that I love, sort of like an environmental friendly sort of store. But they had a great book section. So I went in there all the time. The woman who worked there - which I feel so bad; I've forgotten her name - she handed me the book and she said, "Hey, you should read this. I think it would make a good movie." I remember reading the back of it and I was like, "Huh." Then I just devoured the book and I was so moved by it and said, "Why don't we start developing this into a film?" So that's how it ['Into the Forest'] all started.

  Ellen Page

  Book, Reading, Thinking

  "Into The Forest: Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood Survive a Quiet Apocalypse". Interview with Don Kaye, www.denofgeek.com. July 28, 2016.

• I've always been drawn to stories and telling them; whether it was through being a part of theater when I was a little kid, or film, or with music, there's just been an innate desire to feel that connection.

  Ellen Page

  Kids, Desire, Connections

  "Ellen Page’s Greenest Day". Interview with Maddie Oatman, www.motherjones.com. September 11, 2010.

• We became so close [with Rachel Evan Wood], in the process of leading up to making the film [Into the Forest ]. We were saying goodbye to each other, wrapping the film, and we knew we'd be seeing each other again.

  Ellen Page

  Goodbye, Woods, Forests

  Source: collider.com

• No matter what character your play. I feel like whenever anyone is honest and whole and well-written, you're going to be able to connect to that person because we're all kinda made up of the same stuff and I think that's always one of the really powerful things about approaching each individual character and role and film.

  Ellen Page

  Powerful, Character, Thinking

  Source: www.movieweb.com

• I recently rewatched Stand By Me and was like, "Wow, this is so powerful because these young men are so vulnerable and so emotional, and love each other." That's a rare quality for a film.

  Ellen Page

  Powerful, Men, Emotional

  Source: collider.com

• I just don't think I'm special because I'm an actor and I never would. Of course I take what I do seriously because I love doing it, and I love being in films and making films, but I don't take myself seriously.

  Ellen Page

  Love Is, Thinking, Special

  "Ellen Page’s Greenest Day". Interview with Maddie Oatman, www.motherjones.com. September 11, 2010.

• I've never done a movie in that genre, and I love a lot of those movies. I watched the director's [David Freyne] short film [The First Wave], which I loved. And the script was just so good. He's found this way to tell a new story.

  Ellen Page

  Directors, Stories, Done

  Source: collider.com

• I didn't even think about it when I read the script and then shooting their movie and someone was like "boy, press is going to be fun". And I didn't really know what they were talking about because to me it's just a film shows it as an extremely viable option which is obviously the most important thing for young individuals.

  Ellen Page

  Fun, Boys, Thinking

  "Juno's Ellen Page and Michael Cera". Roundtable Interview, movieweb.com. June 12, 2007.

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