I'd never been in one of those great big blockbusters.

Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.

— Jason Statham

I've been influenced by a lot of films. And a lot of them are the typical interesting, artsy films. But I haven't talked enough…

— Patty Jenkins

You can do more of independent films. A Hollywood picture, you'll do one a year, one of those big blockbusters, right? Then you've gotta…

— Ben Gazzara

Even if my movies weren't big blockbusters, directors generally liked me, so they would fight for me.

— Mark Ruffalo

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.

— Pam Grier

The films that I go to see at the cinema are not Hollywood blockbusters particularly. I've not got anything against them... I'm in them!…

— Gemma Arterton

Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that…

— Ang Lee

The problem is this: in order to make money- lots of money- we don't need flawless literary masterpieces. What we need is mediocre rubbish,…

— Walter Moers

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I don't just…

— Leonard Maltin

I don't think in terms of what's going to be successful. I have plenty of friends who make very small movies and friends who…

— James Ponsoldt

Hollywood is the model for publishing, more and more. Not just blockbusters either.

— Frederick Busch

As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to…

— Karen Allen

Well, look at all of these summer blockbusters. You can't help but laugh a little, because you've already seen a lot of these movies…

— Sean Penn

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

— Jeff Daniels

I think Paul Newman had an amazing career. I also love what Tom Hanks has done. He has always made very grounded movies that…

— Josh Duhamel