--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and…" description: "\"People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg" --- # People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and… ![“People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person…” quote by Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg) > “People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.” [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He argues that focusing solely on blockbusters limits creative and financial opportunities. **In simple terms:** Diversify work beyond big movies. Key Takeaway Explore varied projects for greater returns. Themes creativity career strategy financial planning industry perception Mood reflective pragmatic Type advice career When to use this quote - film production - indie projects - collaborations - negotiations Key Concepts Entertainment economics personal branding Questions to Reflect On - What non‑blockbuster projects could leverage your strengths? - How to balance artistic freedom with market demands? 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After The Hunger Games they might stop telling you that a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/whedon-studios-will-tell-you-a-woman-cannot-headline-an-action-movie/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) > [I'm of course disillusioned with what has happened to World cinema. Now cinemas in both Eastern and Western Europe are filled with the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-walker/i-m-of-course-disillusioned-with-what-has-happened-to-world-cinema/) [Alexander Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-walker/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-maltin/i-teach-at-usc-i-have-a-big-class-of-360-kids-only-about-a-fifth-of/) [Leonard Maltin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-maltin/) > [Everybody's trying to make blockbusters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-pollack/everybody-s-trying-to-make-blockbusters/) [Sydney Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-pollack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-what-s-going-to-be-successful-i-have-plenty/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [Hollywood is the model for publishing, more and more. Not just blockbusters either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-busch/hollywood-is-the-model-for-publishing-more-and-more-not-just/) [Frederick Busch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-busch/) > [I'd like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. 'One for you, one for me,' is what they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-wakefield/i-d-like-to-do-interesting-indie-films-mixed-with-big-high-paying/) [Rhys Wakefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-wakefield/) > [Your big movie stars who've been in blockbusters generating a lot of dollars are looking for the meatier, substantive roles that they think will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trudie-styler/your-big-movie-stars-who-ve-been-in-blockbusters-generating-a-lot-of/) [Trudie Styler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trudie-styler/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/i-ve-been-influenced-by-a-lot-of-films-and-a-lot-of-them-are-the/) [Patty Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-jenkins/) > [I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-holofcener/i-m-sure-it-s-more-difficult-for-women-to-make-movies-especially/) [Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-holofcener/) > [As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-allen/as-far-as-acting-in-films-there-is-not-much-out-there-that-is-very/) [Karen Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-penn/well-look-at-all-of-these-summer-blockbusters-you-can-t-help-but/) [Sean Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-penn/) > [There's all these summer blockbusters out there, but nobody's talking about them... they're talking about 'Sharknado.' It's amazing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-ziering/there-s-all-these-summer-blockbusters-out-there-but-nobody-s-talking/) [Ian Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-ziering/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/one-of-the-more-noble-things-the-oscars-can-do-is-pay-attention-to/) [Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-duhamel/i-think-paul-newman-had-an-amazing-career-i-also-love-what-tom-hanks/) [Josh Duhamel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-duhamel/) ## More by Aaron Taylor-Johnson > [I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-grew-up-in-the-90s-i-listened-to-a-lot-of-the-clash-velvet/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [Only recently have I been introduced to the gym and heavy weightlifting and things like that. Before that, when I grew up, I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/only-recently-have-i-been-introduced-to-the-gym-and-heavy/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-love-gardening-and-i-love-cooking-i-love-things-like-that-i-love/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-love-being-a-father-it-s-one-of-my-big-jobs-is-just-being-a-parent/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I'm happy to say I'm a feminist. Being a feminist is just believing in equal rights. 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You never really know, until you're immersed into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-don-t-really-know-what-the-dream-role-would-be-that-s-a-hard/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [It's great when talented people in the world, in the same business, can see your work and compliment you on what you're doing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/it-s-great-when-talented-people-in-the-world-in-the-same-business-can/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I'm not the kind of male who has to put my imprint on everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-m-not-the-kind-of-male-who-has-to-put-my-imprint-on-everything/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [We have the ability to be able, if we have the right resources around us, to really do chop and change and have fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/we-have-the-ability-to-be-able-if-we-have-the-right-resources-around/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy parents; it wasn't forced upon me. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-did-swimming-gymnastics-dance-and-the-acting-was-just-a-small-part/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I knew the Beatles songs and how influential they are to other bands, but I'm not a fanatic, so I could look outside the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-knew-the-beatles-songs-and-how-influential-they-are-to-other-bands/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I can understand why rock stars are rock stars and why they play in front of people because the buzz that you get is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-can-understand-why-rock-stars-are-rock-stars-and-why-they-play-in/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/i-got-into-beards-right-in-the-middle-of-the-hipster-boom/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) > [Something like making the NIT would have been a great way to showcase the season we had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/something-like-making-the-nit-would-have-been-a-great-way-to-showcase/) [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) [Explore all 34 Aaron Taylor-Johnson quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/) ## More Blockbusters quotes > [I think Paul Newman had an amazing career. I also love what Tom Hanks has done. He has always made very grounded movies that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-duhamel/i-think-paul-newman-had-an-amazing-career-i-also-love-what-tom-hanks/) [Josh Duhamel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-duhamel/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/one-of-the-more-noble-things-the-oscars-can-do-is-pay-attention-to/) [Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/) > [There's all these summer blockbusters out there, but nobody's talking about them... they're talking about 'Sharknado.' It's amazing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-ziering/there-s-all-these-summer-blockbusters-out-there-but-nobody-s-talking/) [Ian Ziering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-ziering/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-penn/well-look-at-all-of-these-summer-blockbusters-you-can-t-help-but/) [Sean Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-penn/) > [As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-allen/as-far-as-acting-in-films-there-is-not-much-out-there-that-is-very/) [Karen Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-allen/) > [I'm sure it's more difficult for women to make movies, especially because, in general, the kind of movies women want to make aren't necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-holofcener/i-m-sure-it-s-more-difficult-for-women-to-make-movies-especially/) [Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-holofcener/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-jenkins/i-ve-been-influenced-by-a-lot-of-films-and-a-lot-of-them-are-the/) [Patty Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-jenkins/) > [Your big movie stars who've been in blockbusters generating a lot of dollars are looking for the meatier, substantive roles that they think will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trudie-styler/your-big-movie-stars-who-ve-been-in-blockbusters-generating-a-lot-of/) [Trudie Styler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trudie-styler/) > [I'd like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. 'One for you, one for me,' is what they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-wakefield/i-d-like-to-do-interesting-indie-films-mixed-with-big-high-paying/) [Rhys Wakefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-wakefield/) > [Hollywood is the model for publishing, more and more. Not just blockbusters either.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-busch/hollywood-is-the-model-for-publishing-more-and-more-not-just/) [Frederick Busch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-busch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ponsoldt/i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-what-s-going-to-be-successful-i-have-plenty/) [James Ponsoldt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ponsoldt/) > [Everybody's trying to make blockbusters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-pollack/everybody-s-trying-to-make-blockbusters/) [Sydney Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-pollack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-maltin/i-teach-at-usc-i-have-a-big-class-of-360-kids-only-about-a-fifth-of/) [Leonard Maltin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-maltin/) > [I'm of course disillusioned with what has happened to World cinema. Now cinemas in both Eastern and Western Europe are filled with the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-walker/i-m-of-course-disillusioned-with-what-has-happened-to-world-cinema/) [Alexander Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-walker/) > [For a while, all the studios had their art-house divisions, but that went by the by pretty quickly. Now, they're really focusing on these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bogdanovich/for-a-while-all-the-studios-had-their-art-house-divisions-but-that/) [Peter Bogdanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bogdanovich/) [Browse all 52 Blockbusters quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blockbusters/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aaron Taylor-Johnson" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-avengers-and-think-i-only-do/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Blockbusters" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-avengers-and-think-i-only-do/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/aaron-taylor-johnson-18596_blockbusters_people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-a_2768520.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna…” — Aaron Taylor-Johnson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Aaron Taylor-Johnson", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-taylor-johnson/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "People look at stuff like 'Godzilla'...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-avengers-and-think-i-only-do/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-taylor-johnson/people-look-at-stuff-like-godzilla-and-avengers-and-think-i-only-do/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```