The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Doing that, then doing a lot of theater, which I love. Doing guest stars, did two independent films that are going around… — Austin Peck Copy Share Image
The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the… — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who… — Mark Rydell Copy Share Image
Right now my career is totally schizophrenic, because when an American production like Hitchcock Presents asks to see my work I would… — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
It's really a great luxury to have, to be able to go from big films to indie films, too. Because I'm on… — Dave Bautista Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about the independent film industry. I didn't know much about the industry itself. All I knew was how to… — Michelle Rodriguez Copy Share Image
So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films,… — Maria Menounos Copy Share Image
Yes, a lot of European cinema and a lot of independent films and art-house stuff. She is a photographer. She is a… — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
When I hear the word independent I reach for my revolver. At this point, what the hell does that mean? The English… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be around anybody because it was just too much for my brain. But, as an actress, you hope… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I do like ensemble work. I would like to do a lead role, though. I didn't shy away from that. I'm desperately… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
When I was in New York I heard many people saying that the independent film industry was in big trouble. I was… — Andrea Arnold Copy Share Image
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
I don't, really a fashionable person. I'm an actor, so I like costumes. But fashion is very popular now. Really overly popular.… — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I… — Leonard Maltin Copy Share Image
I think that in America there is a new movement of underground movies that wants to kick the ass of independent films… — John Waters Copy Share Image
The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films. — Anurag Kashyap Copy Share Image
TV is really hard to break into. This may be the worst piece of advice, but make an independent film. TV oftentimes… — Patty Jenkins Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of experience in independent film, and about how to choose. You've got to be very discerning about where… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's… — Edward Burns Copy Share Image
I came out of independent film, that's my roots. I used my independent film as a laboratory, and used what I could… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now… — Norman Jewison Copy Share Image
To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of… — Michael Rapaport Copy Share Image
I like working in both movies and television. Television is faster, not very much rehearsal and a lot of material is shot… — Juliet Landau Copy Share Image
In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
Let me tell you one thing: there is no more cutthroat place to be than an independent film. Disney is a cakewalk… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
The film division at Amazon is made up of true cineastes who love movies and really want to try and provide opportunity… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
My forever mission is to take the best elements of both commercial and independent films and bring them together. I learned so… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
The great thing about an independent film is that you're too busy working, and you're too busy hoping to God to get… — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
A few nights ago I went to a Hollywood screening of a small independent film made by Sally Kirkland, an old friend… — Nick Mancuso Copy Share Image
With any independent film, it's all about getting everyone's schedules in line and everything together at the same time and just doing… — Jennifer Westfeldt Copy Share Image
I started acting professionally when I was about 17. I worked immediately, but a year into it, I did an independent film… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's… — Mark Rydell Copy Share Image
In the States it's more and more difficult to get an independent film off the ground, and you certainly wont get the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I didn't fill it up with movies every time because I was trying to just film one damn movie, but that's the… — Shane West Copy Share Image
When we talk about 'Sweetback,' yes, it stars the whole black movement, but it's also the first time an independent film made… — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge is how you get money for independent films, in these ever-changing times when most people don't really want to… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
