Being successful Quote by Ang Lee

The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.

— M. Night Shyamalan

People are very reluctant to invest unless they know it's going to be a sure thing, and let's face it: film is never a…

— Julianne Moore

Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing,…

— Ed Wood

The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will just be…

— Edwin Catmull

Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made.

— Alan Rickman

I'm sure there are people in Hollywood, whose main drive in film is to make money, who will feel that any use of the…

— Woody Allen

It's great to make strong, powerful films, but in terms of people wanting to finance them, it's also very difficult.

— John Hillcoat

As long as a movie churns its own profit for their own budget it should be fine.

— Kabir Khan

The biggest challenge is how you get money for independent films, in these ever-changing times when most people don't really want to invest in…

— Famke Janssen

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

— Jonathan Frakes

I think everyone's going to really try to keep costs down. The more you keep costs down, the more freedom you have creatively. I…

— Eric Fellner

Now, more then ever, we have the ability to make films for almost nothing and that's broken down all barriers of entry. I think…

— Matthew Lillard