America Quote by Edward Jay Epstein

Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But…

— Alexander Payne

I think the movie industry has to pay attention that we need to make good quality films, or we are never going to get…

— Jerry Lewis

But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big…

— Alexander Payne

That's grossing money for other people that has a multiplying factor, but the government doesn't see that. It doesn't see that making a film…

— Philippe Falardeau

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

Movies are one of the bad habits that have corrupted our century. They have slipped into the American mind more misinformation in one evening…

— Ben Hecht

It has become harder and harder in the United States to make films unhampered by outside influences. I've always been able to steer clear…

— Woody Allen

American film isn't just film and glamor and fame and the lives of people who are fortunate financially. Those aren't the only stories in…

— Debra Granik

Much to my chagrin, I think that cinema has gone the wrong way in America because in many ways, I pioneered the use of…

— Rob Nilsson

We've turned down multi million dollar films, simply because we liked the film better. We have the luxury to do so - we have…

— Mark Mothersbaugh

Everyone looks at our films and thinks that we are somehow able to make movie after movie that does well and is entertaining, but…

— Lee Unkrich

I think the only thing filmmakers can do is try to make good movies and make them as long as they allow us to…

— Robert Zemeckis