--- title: "19 Movie Better Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 19 Movie Better quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Movie Better sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/joe-dante-15763_cinema_i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a_282170.png" --- > [I've always felt that I shouldn't make a movie if someone else could do it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-dante/i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a-movie-if-someone-else-could/) [Joe Dante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-dante/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/joe-dante-15763_cinema_i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a_282170.png) > [Dear The Movie, I was better. Sincerely, The Book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/dear-the-movie-i-was-better-sincerely-the-book/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/ash-sweeney-731_book_dear-the-movie-i-was-better-sincerely-th_2043698.jpg) > [A movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hecht/a-movie-is-never-any-better-than-the-stupidest-man-connected-with-it/) [Ben Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hecht/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/ben-hecht-8979_connected_a-movie-is-never-any-better-than-the-stu_1089079.png) > [Listen, whatever makes the movie better. That's the attitude you have to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kosinski/listen-whatever-makes-the-movie-better-that-s-the-attitude-you-have/) [Joseph Kosinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kosinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/joseph-kosinski-12770_attitude_listen-whatever-makes-the-movie-better-t_284486.jpg) > [You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/you-don-t-want-to-make-a-movie-just-to-make-a-movie-you-better-have-a/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/drew-goddard-8422_better_you-don-t-want-to-make-a-movie-just-to-m_183636.jpg) > [If the studio wants to spend money on making your movie better, let them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/if-the-studio-wants-to-spend-money-on-making-your-movie-better-let/) [Lorenzo di Bonaventura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzo-di-bonaventura/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/797/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-21932_film_if-the-studio-wants-to-spend-money-on-ma_2303558.jpg) > [With each movie I get better and I'm able to tell incredible stories that move people into motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-wiedmann/with-each-movie-i-get-better-and-i-m-able-to-tell-incredible-stories/) [Shari Wiedmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-wiedmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/shari-wiedmann-48029_able_with-each-movie-i-get-better-and-i-m-abl_2783178.jpg) > [If you plan to miss this movie, better miss it quickly; I doubt if it'll be around to miss for long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/if-you-plan-to-miss-this-movie-better-miss-it-quickly-i-doubt-if-it/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/roger-ebert-655_doubt_if-you-plan-to-miss-this-movie-better-mi_3103044.jpg) > [Jaws' was a big one. It's a classic. The shark not working while making that movie made it much better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-duffer/jaws-was-a-big-one-it-s-a-classic-the-shark-not-working-while-making/) [Ross Duffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-duffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/ross-duffer-10611_better_jaws-was-a-big-one-it-s-a-classic-the-sh_149083.jpg) > [If the film is nominated for awards, and even if it wins them, it doesn't make the movie any better, just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-tarantino/if-the-film-is-nominated-for-awards-and-even-if-it-wins-them-it-doesn/) [Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-tarantino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/quentin-tarantino-1030_awards_if-the-film-is-nominated-for-awards-and_770072.jpg) > [On a movie, it's always better to stay invisible as much as you can to keep things calm. I like to whisper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-penn/on-a-movie-it-s-always-better-to-stay-invisible-as-much-as-you-can-to/) [Sean Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/sean-penn-3005_actor_on-a-movie-it-s-always-better-to-stay-in_2863024.png) > [I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-always-think-that-i-m-not-going-to-be-right-for-a-movie-or-that/) [Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/michael-keaton-3191_always_i-always-think-that-i-m-not-going-to-be_2222932.jpg) > [I always love when everybody else is really bringing their game, because it's only going to make the movie better; it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lopez/i-always-love-when-everybody-else-is-really-bringing-their-game/) [Jennifer Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lopez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/jennifer-lopez-1227_bits_i-always-love-when-everybody-else-is-rea_1356153.jpg) > [When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/when-you-re-done-shooting-the-movie-that-you-re-going-to-release-when/) [Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/barry-sonnenfeld-23903_done_when-you-re-done-shooting-the-movie-that_1088229.png) > [A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die. Or you can pick the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-erskine/a-movie-is-better-than-real-life-because-in-the-movies-only-the-bad/) [Kathryn Erskine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-erskine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/kathryn-erskine-31340_bad-guy_a-movie-is-better-than-real-life-because_3225143.png) > [I fear my taste is too good to trust myself to write a good movie. I just feel like I know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-fear-my-taste-is-too-good-to-trust-myself-to-write-a-good-movie-i/) [Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/emma-stone-1673_movie_i-fear-my-taste-is-too-good-to-trust-mys_973138.jpg) > [I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hecht/i-discovered-early-in-my-movie-work-that-a-movie-is-never-any-better/) [Ben Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hecht/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/ben-hecht-8979_cinema_i-discovered-early-in-my-movie-work-that_1668817.png) > [I was afraid to watch 'Blade Runner' in the theater because I was afraid the movie would be better than what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gibson/i-was-afraid-to-watch-blade-runner-in-the-theater-because-i-was/) [William Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gibson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/william-gibson-642_able_i-was-afraid-to-watch-blade-runner-in-th_516633.png) > [I was running the risk in Adventureland, even though we stayed close to the script, because I wanted it to be not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mottola/i-was-running-the-risk-in-adventureland-even-though-we-stayed-close/) [Greg Mottola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mottola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/greg-mottola-18911_dog_i-was-running-the-risk-in-adventureland_2248130.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie-better/#itemlist", "name": "Movie Better Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always felt that I shouldn't make a movie if someone else could do it better.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Dante" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-dante/i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a-movie-if-someone-else-could/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/joe-dante-15763_cinema_i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a_282170.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/joe-dante-15763_cinema_i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a_282170.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f10/joe-dante-15763_cinema_i-ve-always-felt-that-i-shouldn-t-make-a_282170.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always felt that I shouldn't make a movie if someone else could do it better.” — Joe Dante", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Dear The Movie, I was better. 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