Authority Quote by Ann Macbeth

We are the only state that does not have a State Film Corporation there to support the commercial industry.

— Ann Macbeth

National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows…

— Peter Weir

In the States it's more and more difficult to get an independent film off the ground, and you certainly wont get the opportunity to…

— John Hurt

Film is universal. All the countries of the world are making films. Hollywood is the only major unsubsidized center for films. To my knowledge…

— Frank Capra

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a…

— Andrzej Wajda

Film is not a national business. It's international. And its centre will always be Hollywood.

— Eric Fellner

Film directors don't come to the theatre in Sydney. In London and New York, they do.

— Essie Davis

The traditional Hollywood system is pretty rigid, but the film scene in, say, South Africa is booming with a lot of possibilities. If you…

— Hasan Minhaj

I think the British industry is set up to support British film, if we make films that enable them to support it. If you…

— Noel Clarke

It's obviously a lot more of a political undertaking making a movie in Hollywood and it's a business there. In Australia, they don't expect…

— Andrew Dominik

Every movie is approved by the authorities keeping in mind the rules and regulations. Only then are these films released for public viewing.

— Rockline Venkatesh

It's good to have a governing body to oversee matters in making of films, but you can't blame films for what is happening in…

— Akkineni Nagarjuna