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> [The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/the-movie-business-is-very-much-like-that-people-in-authority-making/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

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## More by Bill Forsyth

> [It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/it-s-easier-for-me-to-get-three-times-the-amount-of-money-i-really/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-didn-t-think-comfort-and-joy-was-going-to-be-a-box-office-smash/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/perhaps-naively-i-thought-people-understand-what-humor-was-that-it/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/it-means-that-if-they-misunderstood-comfort-and-joy-they/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I don't really enjoy filming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-don-t-really-enjoy-filming/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-was-quite-surprised-how-easily-people-wanted-to-pigeonhole-things-i/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-m-not-fond-of-any-of-my-films-in-an-intimate-way-but-gregory-s-girl/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [The studio system reminds me of the stock market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/the-studio-system-reminds-me-of-the-stock-market/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/at-the-moment-my-mother-is-the-only-one-left-in-glasgow-although-it-s/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there for about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-went-to-the-glasgow-youth-theatre-and-they-just-let-me-in-but-i-was/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [My two elder sisters married Englishmen and went abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/my-two-elder-sisters-married-englishmen-and-went-abroad/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/there-are-things-that-scotsmen-get-and-other-people-don-t-get-in-the/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/i-d-made-these-experimental-films-but-i-thought-the-major-chore-of-a/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

> [The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/the-movie-business-is-very-much-like-that-people-in-authority-making/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

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