Audience Quote by Brian Helgeland

I think test screening works at its best when the audience knows what it's getting.

— Barry Levinson

I love test screenings. Some directors don't, I know. But I love it. I think it's because I come from the theatre and in…

— Stephen Daldry

Ideally, I'd prefer never having to be in a test-screening environment. Some famous director said "The group is smart, the individuals are stupid," about…

— Tamara Jenkins

I like test screenings. I like to see a movie with an audience of strangers. I think it tells you a lot.

— Andrew Dominik

I think the purpose of test screenings is different for the studio and for the filmmaker. For the studio, I think they want to…

— Michel Gondry

When you start using test audiences, it becomes more scientific than it is about the work itself, and that's boring.

— Amanda Seyfried

With 'Good Will Hunting,' Miramax made certain the recruited audience wasn't expecting to laugh at Robin Williams like they normally do. From my limited…

— Gus Van Sant

My experience of test screenings is that you don't know what kind of mood people are going to be in, and sometimes the studios…

— Antoine Fuqua

I believe in the value of test screenings.

— David Nutter

“Tests were fine and good. Tests were important. Tests were like rehearsal. But all that really matters is what happens when the audience is…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Whats the point of fighting with out an audience? You always need people there to watch them fall.

— Kevin McCarty

Audiences are open to experimentation these days - that's a boon for me.

— Shriya Pilgaonkar