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> [I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/i-always-say-what-really-makes-a-movie-commercial-is-that-it-makes/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

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## More by Christine Vachon

> [Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, theres a lot of eye-rolling...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/being-on-a-set-where-the-director-has-lost-control-is-just-sickening/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/i-always-say-what-really-makes-a-movie-commercial-is-that-it-makes/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [There were Hollywood movies and then there were those aggressively anti-narrative films that they showed at the Collective for Living Cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/there-were-hollywood-movies-and-then-there-were-those-aggressively/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [I think that when you're doing an under-four-million-dollar movie, you just can't throw money at the problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/i-think-that-when-you-re-doing-an-under-four-million-dollar-movie-you/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [The only way to sustain a career is to be as prolific as you can be, and open to opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/the-only-way-to-sustain-a-career-is-to-be-as-prolific-as-you-can-be/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/in-film-producing-there-is-an-inherent-tension-between-the-director/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [It's humiliating to have to explain your value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/it-s-humiliating-to-have-to-explain-your-value/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [Theatrically seeing a movie with a group of people and having a collective experience has an authenticity that you can't get with your big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/theatrically-seeing-a-movie-with-a-group-of-people-and-having-a/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/ultimately-when-i-throw-myself-behind-a-movie-i-have-to-really/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [ There's something in the Zeitgeist now. A lot of \[film\] scripts I get have these very dark themes, a cornucopia of dysfunction. You know,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/there-s-something-in-the-zeitgeist-now-a-lot-of-film-scripts-i-get/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/my-first-job-honestly-was-as-a-proofreader-i-say-that-a-little/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/ultimately-when-i-throw-myself-behind-a-movie-i-have-to-really-2/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [I keep trying to train myself to stop saying 'filmmaker' and start saying 'storyteller.' We're telling stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/i-keep-trying-to-train-myself-to-stop-saying-filmmaker-and-start/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [I came to New York, and it was a really cool time. People like Jim Jarmusch and Spike Lee were making their first movies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/i-came-to-new-york-and-it-was-a-really-cool-time-people-like-jim/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

> [When a crisis occurs, I feel that one of my greatest responsibilities is to set a tone of calm no matter what the problems.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/when-a-crisis-occurs-i-feel-that-one-of-my-greatest-responsibilities/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

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