--- title: "27 Small Films Quotes by 27 authors" description: "Browse 27 Small Films quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Small Films sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/felicity-jones-2070_being_i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-fil_1103690.png" --- > [I love being able to change from big films to small films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-jones/i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-films-to-small-films/) [Felicity Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicity-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/felicity-jones-2070_being_i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-fil_1103690.png) > [I've become a huge fan of small films and realistic roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-deol/i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-and-realistic-roles/) [Bobby Deol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-deol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/bobby-deol-6044_become_i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-an_3045077.jpg) > [I really enjoy working on small films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films/) [Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/eric-bana-4079_cinema_i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films-17_1791821.jpg) > [When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-caron/when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-buenos-vista-everyone-thought-my/) [Leslie Caron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-caron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/leslie-caron-19923_careers_when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-bue_2303898.png) > [I love small films, and I love films being seen in a theater. I love film, and unfortunately, that's being phased out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-faris/i-love-small-films-and-i-love-films-being-seen-in-a-theater-i-love/) [Valerie Faris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-faris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/valerie-faris-28536_being_i-love-small-films-and-i-love-films-bein_164286.jpg) > [I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nawazuddin-siddiqui/i-am-ably-balancing-big-and-small-films-with-every-big-film-i-do-i/) [Nawazuddin Siddiqui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nawazuddin-siddiqui/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/nawazuddin-siddiqui-5938_big_i-am-ably-balancing-big-and-small-films_602329.jpg) > [At the moment, I'm focusing on these kind of "small" films - maybe after that, I will make bigger films in English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malgorzata-szumowska/at-the-moment-i-m-focusing-on-these-kind-of-small-films-maybe-after/) [Malgorzata Szumowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malgorzata-szumowska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/malgorzata-szumowska-36092_bigger_at-the-moment-i-m-focusing-on-these-kind_2831553.jpg) > [I can't afford to wait for big films. So I take up small films as they provide maximum exposure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakhi-sawant/i-can-t-afford-to-wait-for-big-films-so-i-take-up-small-films-as-they/) [Rakhi Sawant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakhi-sawant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/rakhi-sawant-5667_afford_i-can-t-afford-to-wait-for-big-films-so_1042687.jpg) > [Small films, made on shoe-string budget work in big centres, and for that a substantial amount of budget should be set aside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanshu-chatterjee/small-films-made-on-shoe-string-budget-work-in-big-centres-and-for/) [Priyanshu Chatterjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanshu-chatterjee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/priyanshu-chatterjee-8879_big_small-films-made-on-shoe-string-budget-w_3177457.jpg) > [Producing small films, you usually have four or five people you want, and you hope one of them will say they'll do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wells/producing-small-films-you-usually-have-four-or-five-people-you-want/) [John Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/john-wells-25657_cinema_producing-small-films-you-usually-have-f_2709825.jpg) > [I would say on the other side of the equation that there were really some massive sales and massive enthusiasm for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whit-stillman/i-would-say-on-the-other-side-of-the-equation-that-there-were-really/) [Whit Stillman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whit-stillman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/whit-stillman-16157_bigs_i-would-say-on-the-other-side-of-the-equ_600864.jpg) > [I am trying to stay away from this position of me "returning to my roots." As if my roots are that I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-lee/i-am-trying-to-stay-away-from-this-position-of-me-returning-to-my/) [Spike Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/spike-lee-3057_budgets_i-am-trying-to-stay-away-from-this-posit_1389974.jpg) > [We're in a situation now where fewer and fewer small films get made. People want these big giant tentpole sort of things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-reubens/we-re-in-a-situation-now-where-fewer-and-fewer-small-films-get-made/) [Paul Reubens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-reubens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/paul-reubens-11776_bigs_we-re-in-a-situation-now-where-fewer-and_1325852.jpg) > [I can't say that I wouldn't prefer to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-can-t-say-that-i-wouldn-t-prefer-to-make-small-films-basically/) [John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/john-hurt-1669_again_i-can-t-say-that-i-wouldn-t-prefer-to-ma_20088.png) > [Sometimes, big budget movies with big stars also flop, and sometimes small films manage to win the heart of audiences. Ultimately, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/upasana-singh/sometimes-big-budget-movies-with-big-stars-also-flop-and-sometimes/) [Upasana Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/upasana-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/upasana-singh-16215_budget_sometimes-big-budget-movies-with-big-sta_2134500.jpg) > [I personally just want to do as many different things as I can do, whether it's comedy, drama, science fiction, horror, narrator...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-farrell/i-personally-just-want-to-do-as-many-different-things-as-i-can-do/) [Colin Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-farrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/colin-farrell-2887_animated_i-personally-just-want-to-do-as-many-dif_1554726.png) > [When you're making under-million-dollar films, it becomes so much about actors' availability. When you're using big actors for small films, you're in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rapp/when-you-re-making-under-million-dollar-films-it-becomes-so-much/) [Adam Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rapp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/adam-rapp-5014_about_when-you-re-making-under-million-dollar_1598297.jpg) > [Multiplexes are being very unkind to small films. They are giving a lot more space and value to the big budget films…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-bajpayee/multiplexes-are-being-very-unkind-to-small-films-they-are-giving-a/) [Manoj Bajpayee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manoj-bajpayee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/manoj-bajpayee-8571_budget_multiplexes-are-being-very-unkind-to-sma_1134621.jpg) > [I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/i-think-distribution-has-become-a-lot-harder-with-the-whole-explosion/) [Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/steve-buscemi-5055_arms_i-think-distribution-has-become-a-lot-ha_2852127.jpg) > [I hope I'm always lucky enough to be able to work in theater, TV, and big films and small films. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-treadaway/i-hope-i-m-always-lucky-enough-to-be-able-to-work-in-theater-tv-and/) [Harry Treadaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-treadaway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/harry-treadaway-26051_able_i-hope-i-m-always-lucky-enough-to-be-abl_1985988.jpg) > [Very bad roles were coming my way, and I didn't want to do them. Hence, I was doing small films like 'Delhi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shenaz-treasury/very-bad-roles-were-coming-my-way-and-i-didn-t-want-to-do-them-hence/) [Shenaz Treasury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shenaz-treasury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/shenaz-treasury-8266_bad_very-bad-roles-were-coming-my-way-and-i_282425.jpg) > [I'm in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very small films in the midst of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-soderbergh/i-m-in-the-process-of-working-out-an-arrangement-to-make-some-very/) [Steven Soderbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-soderbergh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/steven-soderbergh-2075_cinema_i-m-in-the-process-of-working-out-an-arr_380428.png) > [Honestly, I don't go out of my way to see animated movies. I'm mostly influenced by.. the films I tend to like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-wedge/honestly-i-don-t-go-out-of-my-way-to-see-animated-movies-i-m-mostly/) [Chris Wedge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-wedge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/chris-wedge-24835_animated_honestly-i-don-t-go-out-of-my-way-to-see_395324.png) > [I choose my films in a way that helps me do justice to all of them. Also, I like doing time-consuming films…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamannaah/i-choose-my-films-in-a-way-that-helps-me-do-justice-to-all-of-them/) [Tamannaah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamannaah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/tamannaah-6373_choose_i-choose-my-films-in-a-way-that-helps-me_2970353.jpg) > [I did a lot of stuff before I became known for horror. I did a lot of small films in the '70s,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-englund/i-did-a-lot-of-stuff-before-i-became-known-for-horror-i-did-a-lot-of/) [Robert Englund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-englund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/robert-englund-2458_became_i-did-a-lot-of-stuff-before-i-became-kno_2346136.jpg) > [It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-patrick/it-seems-that-the-small-movies-are-a-little-more-risky-and-cutting/) [Robert Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd4/robert-patrick-38353_bigs_it-seems-that-the-small-movies-are-a-lit_1029536.jpg) > [It's always a struggle with small films to get people in the theater. I think I have a perverse contrarian streak that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bujalski/it-s-always-a-struggle-with-small-films-to-get-people-in-the-theater/) [Andrew Bujalski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bujalski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/andrew-bujalski-32452_cinema_it-s-always-a-struggle-with-small-films_1245856.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-films/#itemlist", "name": "Small Films Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love being able to change from big films to small films.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Felicity Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-jones/i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-films-to-small-films/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/felicity-jones-2070_being_i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-fil_1103690.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/felicity-jones-2070_being_i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-fil_1103690.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/felicity-jones-2070_being_i-love-being-able-to-change-from-big-fil_1103690.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love being able to change from big films to small films.” — Felicity Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've become a huge fan of small films and realistic roles.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Deol" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-deol/i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-and-realistic-roles/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/bobby-deol-6044_become_i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-an_3045077.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/bobby-deol-6044_become_i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-an_3045077.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/bobby-deol-6044_become_i-ve-become-a-huge-fan-of-small-films-an_3045077.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've become a huge fan of small films and realistic roles.” — Bobby Deol", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really enjoy working on small films.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Bana" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/eric-bana-4079_cinema_i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films-17_1791821.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/eric-bana-4079_cinema_i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films-17_1791821.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/eric-bana-4079_cinema_i-really-enjoy-working-on-small-films-17_1791821.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really enjoy working on small films.” — Eric Bana", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslie Caron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-caron/when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-buenos-vista-everyone-thought-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/leslie-caron-19923_careers_when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-bue_2303898.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/leslie-caron-19923_careers_when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-bue_2303898.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/leslie-caron-19923_careers_when-i-did-small-films-like-lily-and-bue_2303898.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.” — Leslie Caron", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love small films, and I love films being seen in a theater. 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