Cinema Quote by Andrew Neel

I would define independent film as a movie that is not financed by any of the smaller film companies. Because then, those are movies…

— Steven Shainberg

Independent means one thing to me: It means that regardless of the source of financing, the director's voice is extremely present. It's such a…

— Alexander Payne

'Independent' means one thing to me: It means that regardless of the source of financing, the director's voice is extremely present. It's such a…

— Alexander Payne

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time

— Joey Lauren Adams

Independent films, for the most part, to me, are not so independent. They often feel like people auditioning for a big commercial career. They…

— Ron Eldard

Independent films are the ones with the great possibility of keeping you on your toes, challenging your craft and skills, and forcing you to…

— Manoj Bajpayee

Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent…

— Robert Redford

As an independent filmmaker, the biggest challenge is finding the money. Whenever you have interest in a film project you need to find investors…

— Harrison Smith

Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things that mainstream Hollywood doesn't want…

— Anthony Anderson

Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.

— Steven Shainberg

I don't call myself an 'independent filmmaker'. Either a concept works within a studio system or it doesn't. If it does then you should…

— Andrew Neel

I've spent a great deal of my life doing independent film, and that is partly because the subject matter interests me and partly because…

— John Hurt