Film Noir Quotes
One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.
There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in film noir, where the technique establishes the mood.
Film noir has a mood that everyone can feel. It’s people in trouble, at night, with a little bit of wind and the right kind of music. It’s a beautiful thing.
I admire hard-bitten, wisecracking realism of Ida Lupino and the film noir heroines. I'm sick of simpering white girls with their princess fantasies.
I'm really a sucker for old, old movies. Like old film noir. I don't know. I also really enjoy independent movies.
Is there something in druggy subjects that encourages directors to make imitation film noir? Film noir itself becomes an addiction.
(In) most cop shows, every cop in the squad speaks exactly the same and the same kind of short clipped film noir-ish talk.
There are specific times where film noir is a natural concomitant of the mood. When there's insecurity, collapse of financial systems - that's where film noir always hits fertile ground.
Either you're going to shoot us or you're not. The ball always lands on red or black, never both.
A wedge of sunlight slipped over the edge of the desk and fell noiselessly to the carpet.
