Here are the good things about independent films: They do the more interesting, chancy scripts. They're run by love. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn't exist anymore. — Martha Plimpton Copy Share Image
I think everybody's contemplating TV now, because mid-level and high-budget independent films are not being made now. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time — Joey Lauren Adams Copy Share Image
When you're making an independent film, there is no guarantee that anyone is going to see it, ever. — Hari Nef Copy Share Image
I love independent film so much, and that's kind of where I made my mark. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
You earn very little money on independent films and I'm the provider for my home, so I do have to think of… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
I did four independent films during the break between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon.' I haven't even really had time to sit back… — Ashley Greene Copy Share Image
And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended… — Jenna Elfman Copy Share Image
When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about… — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
After six years of working on low-budget independent films of the too-weird-to-watch variety, being asked by DreamWorks to come and play with… — Sienna Guillory Copy Share Image
The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
I can't wake up every day and not thank Sundance. They're a great beacon of light for any independent film. Just to… — Sam Levinson Copy Share Image
Everything starts with what's on the page, what a writer has come up with. And whether it is a big studio film… — Joan Allen Copy Share Image
I feel my fuller-bodied characters are all in the independent films I do, and in the studio productions, I have to work… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
The chance to tell personal, language-specific, culturally specific stories is really flourishing on TV and I think it's just the nature of… — Matthew Weiner Copy Share Image
The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable. It's never been about the blockbusters… — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
People say to me, 'You seem to have made this conscious decision to do independent films'. In reality, I haven't. After each… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
A lot of people just go to movies that feed into their preexisting and not so noble needs and desires: They just… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something… — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money -… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
No, I just thought of a story and wrote down what I saw. It was about two kids in Ireland who went… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in making movies that people see: I've made a lot of independent films and it's really depressing when no… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make… — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and… — Matthew Lillard Copy Share Image
The only reason I ever do an independent film is that I believe in it, and I think it has something special… — Jason Ritter Copy Share Image
On an independent film where you're working with just a handful of people, you don't have to explain anything because no one… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to come in at the beginning of the independent film movement, and it's really shaped my life and… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
When you're on an independent film, you have a lot of great people there who are telling really true and authentic stories.… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
The films that I really liked and the ones that really blew my mind when I was younger were independent films. They're… — Jim Sturgess Copy Share Image
I want to do a gritty, independent film, maybe in Scotland or something. I'll have an outrageous accent, and flowing red hair. — Emma Corrin Copy Share Image
With independent film, as an actor, you have more involvement - it's very much more connected. It's not just like I'm showing… — Alia Shawkat Copy Share Image
In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
With an independent film, you have a little more freedom, and you also have less money, so you're sort of struggling to… — Ryan Eggold Copy Share Image
I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels… — Maggie Siff Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
The good thing about the studio is that, when the movie comes out, they will put their marketing and their money behind… — Jamie Linden Copy Share Image
