--- title: "13 Big Production Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Big Production quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Big Production sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/jimmy-somerville-24531_big_people-like-duran-duran-were-a-big-produ_2299202.jpg" --- > [People like Duran Duran were a big production but it was a nothingness. That's just my personal opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-somerville/people-like-duran-duran-were-a-big-production-but-it-was-a/) [Jimmy Somerville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-somerville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/jimmy-somerville-24531_big_people-like-duran-duran-were-a-big-produ_2299202.jpg) > [I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-hough/i-m-all-for-big-production-i-love-putting-on-shows/) [Derek Hough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-hough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/derek-hough-17631_big_i-m-all-for-big-production-i-love-puttin_3178759.png) > [I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grimes/i-get-offers-to-do-huge-budget-music-videos-with-big-production/) [Grimes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grimes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/grimes-3169_bigs_i-get-offers-to-do-huge-budget-music-vid_361932.png) > [I think it's possible to be free in a big production. It's the eye of the director and the actor and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-think-it-s-possible-to-be-free-in-a-big-production-it-s-the-eye-of/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/adam-driver-4852_actors_i-think-it-s-possible-to-be-free-in-a-bi_2834627.jpg) > [Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ang-lee/meanwhile-the-ice-storm-was-still-in-development-and-that-was/) [Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ang-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/ang-lee-2496_bigs_meanwhile-the-ice-storm-was-still-in-dev_3015032.png) > [When I tell my American counterparts that my budget was $200,000 per episode, they burst out laughing. To us that's a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gideon-raff/when-i-tell-my-american-counterparts-that-my-budget-was-200-000-per/) [Gideon Raff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gideon-raff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/gideon-raff-45743_american_when-i-tell-my-american-counterparts-tha_554044.jpg) > [It's big production. It's huge. It's using studio technology to your benefit. You don't go in and play live and then just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-elliott/it-s-big-production-it-s-huge-it-s-using-studio-technology-to-your/) [Joe Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-elliott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/joe-elliott-19302_benefit_it-s-big-production-it-s-huge-it-s-using_268486.png) > [A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-wajda/a-novelty-in-polish-filmmaking-was-that-it-was-possible-to-find-funds/) [Andrzej Wajda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-wajda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/andrzej-wajda-19058_bigs_a-novelty-in-polish-filmmaking-was-that_80014.png) > [I think no one really knows for sure what will work at the box office. Even big production houses don't know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhea-chakraborty/i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-what-will-work-at-the-box-office/) [Rhea Chakraborty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhea-chakraborty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/rhea-chakraborty-7378_big_i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-wha_2595621.jpg) > [If you are someone like Jeff Koons, and you have to work out how to make a big chrome heart or something,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-doig/if-you-are-someone-like-jeff-koons-and-you-have-to-work-out-how-to/) [Peter Doig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-doig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/peter-doig-23729_am_if-you-are-someone-like-jeff-koons-and-y_1005673.jpg) > [The 'Hey Monday' songs were always glammed up to be this big production, and I definitely want there to be some bells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassadee-pope/the-hey-monday-songs-were-always-glammed-up-to-be-this-big-production/) [Cassadee Pope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassadee-pope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/cassadee-pope-9460_always_the-hey-monday-songs-were-always-glammed_910673.jpg) > [I pick my feature film battles very carefully. They're going to be personal and they're going to take a lot of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-pick-my-feature-film-battles-very-carefully-they-re-going-to-be/) [James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/james-cameron-2754_battle_i-pick-my-feature-film-battles-very-care_83076.jpg) > [“Big production, no story, as they say around the movie lots. I guess Sylvia is happy enough, though not necessarily with me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-chandler-the-long-goodbye/big-production-no-story-as-they-say-around-the-movie-lots-i-guess/) [Raymond Chandler "The Long Goodbye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-chandler-the-long-goodbye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/raymond-chandler-the-long-good_john-dunn_big-production-no-story-as-they-say-arou_617922.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-production/#itemlist", "name": "Big Production Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People like Duran Duran were a big production but it was a nothingness. 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Even big production houses don't know what will do well and what won't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rhea Chakraborty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhea-chakraborty/i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-what-will-work-at-the-box-office/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/rhea-chakraborty-7378_big_i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-wha_2595621.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/rhea-chakraborty-7378_big_i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-wha_2595621.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/rhea-chakraborty-7378_big_i-think-no-one-really-knows-for-sure-wha_2595621.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think no one really knows for sure what will work at the box office. 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