I'm a big believer in creating parameters for creativity. I think parameters make people more creative. So that starts with my budgets.… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
The one thing I am very strict about is that I don't like spending a lot of money on movies because the… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
It's harder and harder to scare people, and filmmakers are aware of that, and they're making the movies better, and I think… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Sundance is such an acquisition-frenzied, industry-centric experience, and at SXSW, many of the movies have distribution. And the focus is more on… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Not all our movies have a social message, but I love the ones that do, and I'd love to do more of… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think it's frightening for all of us to contemplate that there's more to the universe than just us, in whatever form… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I never wanted to get paid by the hour. If I was going to do more work than another guy, I wanted… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
When you have less risk, you have more fun. You can take risks. It's much easier to take risks when there's less… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
All of our movies are lower budget, and that makes them more interesting, too: we have to come up with solutions other… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I fundamentally believe that your words have so much credibility if you're not taking money upfront. I feel really comfortable pushing actors… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think because Skype is becoming so much more prevalent, and you're looking at someone else on a screen, it's going to… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Most people who've had a big hit movie like 'Paranormal Activity,' the next thing they say is, 'I want to make a… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
Anyone who has any kind of success in Hollywood wants to make more expensive movies and spend more money, be bigger. I… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I have a real kind of fundamental philosophical belief that movies are better if everyone gets paid when they work, and if they don't… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to things that make a point or have a certain point of view, but it's not a conscious thing that I decide… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I don't believe in ghosts or paranormal activity, but one time I think I saw - I might have seen - no, I think… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I really like to work with theater actors. Theater actors tend to do lots of independent movies, and those are the actors that I… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I wasn't a fanboy of horror. I didn't grow up on horror movies. I grew up loving all movies. I still love all movies,… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I think being snobby about the kind of storytelling people do, it just irks me. It irks me. And in fact, it's one of… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
'Paranormal Activity' had fifty versions because it was $250 to reshoot. We'd screen it, see one thing wrong, shoot for an hour, fix it,… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
There are a lot of parallels between doing a sequel and doing low budget movies, which is they give creative parameters. As a creative… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
If you go to business school, and you put a product out there in the world, and it's working, the logic is to keep… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
It's easy to get a theatrical release that shows in one theater for a week. But there's no advertising, and no one sees the… — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
I love to go see big movies, I just don't make them. It's just a different business. — Jason Blum Copy Share Image
