Cinema Quote by Anna Paquin

Movies are a commercial medium. We don't make movies to impress our friends and critics. It's an expensive medium. We have to gain money…

— Ranbir Kapoor

Big films help your reach a wider audience, and doing independent films keeps your artistic side happy.

— Pankaj Tripathi

As you make more and more films, you want those films to be more interesting, more dynamic and to appeal to different audiences. But…

— Nia DaCosta

The reason I do small, independent movies is because I want to keep my soul intact and maintain some kind of integrity within this…

— Jamie Bell

Film is a collection of many mediums and collaboration and you're only as strong as the people you're working with - and everybody owns…

— Logan Lerman

I think people are willing to take more of a risk on an indie film, about character, etc...but at the same time, when I…

— Adam Driver

When you work on big commercial movies, of course there's more money involved and you can still do some good work. But with an…

— Dennis Haysbert

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 small films…

— Robert Patrick

Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.

— Arfi Lamba

Ultimately, if you act in mainstream movies, more people will come and watch your indie movies. That's how you reach the audience.

— Shweta Tripathi

I think indie films have more of a fresh, experimental vibe about them, whereas studio films know what they want and can basically get…

— Kodi Smit-McPhee

Mainstream cinema exists in most large industries and then there is the alternative cinema which does not follow the conventions of the mainstream movies.…

— Konkona Sen Sharma