116 Best Emotion Quotes

If you don't physically experience the movie, the movie's not working. – Martin Scorsese

The power of cinema is in its intimacy. – Martin Scorsese

The subconscious is motivated by emotion, not reason. – Christopher Nolan

Fear is the fuel for the storyteller. – Steven Spielberg

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible. – Alfred Hitchcock

Emotion is not something that comes out of the sky; it has to be designed. – Alfred Hitchcock

I enjoy playing the audience like a piano. – Alfred Hitchcock

The human heart is a fragile thing. It can be easily broken by the slightest thing. – Akira Kurosawa

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy. – Francis Ford Coppola

I've always felt that music is a very personal thing. It should be the director's final communication with the audience. – Francis Ford Coppola

Fear is the most dangerous emotion. It leads to stupidity. – Ridley Scott

I'm interested in the kind of sadness that you can't fix. – David Fincher

Film is a very manipulative medium. You're guiding an audience's thoughts and emotions. – David Fincher

The power of cinema is in its ability to make you feel complicit. – David Fincher

The most powerful tool in cinema is the close-up. It’s the landscape of the human face. – Denis Villeneuve

I believe in the power of images to create strong emotions without words. – Denis Villeneuve