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title: "15 Independent Filmmakers Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Independent Filmmakers quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Independent Filmmakers sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think independent filmmakers, documentary filmmakers - they are journalists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-redford/i-think-independent-filmmakers-documentary-filmmakers-they-are/)

[Robert Redford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-redford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/robert-redford-1707_documentaries_i-think-independent-filmmakers-documenta_751229.png)

> [There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-glickman/there-s-a-tremendous-intellectual-fervor-among-independent-filmmakers/)

[Dan Glickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-glickman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/dan-glickman-34210_fervor_there-s-a-tremendous-intellectual-fervor_2398982.png)

> [I'd always wanted to work in television once I found out that they started to hire independent filmmakers to direct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-shelton/i-d-always-wanted-to-work-in-television-once-i-found-out-that-they/)

[Lynn Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-shelton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/lynn-shelton-16741_direct_i-d-always-wanted-to-work-in-television_2476454.jpg)

> [If film making is magic, there's a difference between close up magic and David Copperfield. If you're doing close up magic, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/if-film-making-is-magic-there-s-a-difference-between-close-up-magic/)

[Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/guillermo-del-toro-986_able_if-film-making-is-magic-there-s-a-differ_1557754.png)

> [Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh isn't really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-cassel/working-with-david-cronenberg-or-darren-aronofsky-or-even-steven-2/)

[Vincent Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/vincent-cassel-3917_amount_working-with-david-cronenberg-or-darren_2915630.jpg)

> [We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-macbeth/we-are-here-predominantly-to-support-independent-filmmakers-and-their/)

[Ann Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-macbeth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/ann-macbeth-22917_film_we-are-here-predominantly-to-support-ind_874491.png)

> [As an independent filmmaker, the biggest challenge is finding the money. Whenever you have interest in a film project you need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-smith/as-an-independent-filmmaker-the-biggest-challenge-is-finding-the/)

[Harrison Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/harrison-smith-86270_challenges_as-an-independent-filmmaker-the-biggest_805905.jpg)

> [The problem for independent filmmakers is that huge companies control all the promotion, all the advertising. Hollywood films' advertising budgets are as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kane-pappas/the-problem-for-independent-filmmakers-is-that-huge-companies-control/)

[Robert Kane Pappas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kane-pappas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/robert-kane-pappas-43959_advertising_the-problem-for-independent-filmmakers-i_574440.jpg)

> [I probably live in the best province for independent filmmakers. Manitoba has a sort of thieving-magpie approach, trying to lift productions from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-maddin/i-probably-live-in-the-best-province-for-independent-filmmakers/)

[Guy Maddin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-maddin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/guy-maddin-12338_approach_i-probably-live-in-the-best-province-for_66051.jpg)

> [I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities. Especially for independent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haile-gerima/i-think-once-you-have-films-in-certain-festivals-you-begin-to-have-2/)

[Haile Gerima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haile-gerima/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/haile-gerima-21623_baggage_i-think-once-you-have-films-in-certain-f_2981568.jpg)

> [As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-sachs/as-independent-filmmakers-we-are-actually-deeply-dependent-on-each/)

[Ira Sachs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-sachs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/ira-sachs-7093_actually_as-independent-filmmakers-we-are-actuall_3194435.jpg)

> [In London, there must be thousands of people in the business of making films, whereas in Nottingham or Sheffield, you're probably talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-meadows/in-london-there-must-be-thousands-of-people-in-the-business-of-making/)

[Shane Meadows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-meadows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/shane-meadows-35102_beautiful_in-london-there-must-be-thousands-of-peo_1238042.jpg)

> [The movie studios, they only like to make - I make a joke, but it's true - if the movie has the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-reiner/the-movie-studios-they-only-like-to-make-i-make-a-joke-but-it-s-true/)

[Rob Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-reiner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f21/rob-reiner-6805_cinema_the-movie-studios-they-only-like-to-make_2698843.jpg)

> [Nobody really truly supporting independent filmmakers anymore. It's just dire. There's a lot of bad filmmaking, and there's a lot of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-gillies/nobody-really-truly-supporting-independent-filmmakers-anymore-it-s/)

[Daniel Gillies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-gillies/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/daniel-gillies-24532_age_nobody-really-truly-supporting-independe_1347619.jpg)

> [Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-macbeth/most-independent-filmmakers-in-britain-and-north-america-work-for/)

[Ann Macbeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-macbeth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f02/ann-macbeth-22917_america_most-independent-filmmakers-in-britain-a_1195783.png)

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