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Film Quotes by Lloyd Kaufman

14 Film quotes by Lloyd Kaufman

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If you’re after a taste of low‑budget bravado, these 14 lines from the Troma founder give you exactly that. They capture his unapologetic humor and love for the wild side of cinema, making a quick, entertaining stop for anyone curious about his voice.

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My favorite film is always the one that I most recently worked on.

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I would only make a movie that I believe in. If I didn't believe in it, it would be unworthy.

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Movies are art and the spirit of the movie depends on the creators.

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It is up to us to produce better-quality movies.

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If someone offered me a hundred million dollars to make a movie? I would first remind him that there are 850 million…

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If you're an independent, you don't get on TV. And in the rare instances that you do get on, you get a…

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I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take…

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I didn't even know what a film director was. To me, Charlie Chaplin was a goofy clown, and John Ford - what?…

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The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film…

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I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping…

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My roommate at Yale University introduced me to the auteur theory of filmmaking. I soon became a big fan of the works…

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The person who goes to the Troma movie knows that he or she may love the Troma movie or, he or she…

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The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom…

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It's a lonely world, being independent, and they can come away with the idea that if Lloyd Kaufman can make movies with…

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I don't make crappy movies. I spend two or three years making a film. I don't take myself seriously, but I take my movies…

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The dean of the American Film Institute has written that I'm one of the very few auteurs in America. I've had freedom for 40…

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I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as…

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I like fat people more then I like thin people, things are always a lot more funnier when they happen to fat people.

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If someone offered me a hundred million dollars to make a movie? I would first remind him that there are 850 million people in…

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There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it…

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The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to…

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In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the…

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The nice thing about piracy is, it allows the public to get independent art, to get a variety of music and movies.

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Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.

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Mickey Mouse should be in the public domain by now. What a better world it would be if other people were doing things with…

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I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to…

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Comedy is not commercial; it is risky, because what is funny in one place isn't always funny somewhere else.

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I would only make a movie that I believe in. If I didn't believe in it, it would be unworthy.

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