Audience Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

The idea of a sequel, I don't think it ever occurs while doing a film. A film proves popular, those are always business decisions…

— Stephen Schwartz

I think a lot of people end up making sequels to movies just because the first one did a lot of business, and I…

— Neal H. Moritz

Sequels are hard. What people want is to see the first film again for the first time and that simply isn't possible.

— Ol Parker

There's nothing wrong with doing sequels, they're just easier to sell.

— J. J. Abrams

The way you set up for a sequel is by having a successful film. The focus is on making a successful film, and making…

— Peter Berg

Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

— Edwin Catmull

I think Hollywood is in love with sequels. If it's successful once, just jazz it up and shoot it out there again. I think…

— Paul Newman

If you make a good first film and audiences respond, than hopefully you'll have the opportunity to do a sequel.

— David Heyman

When you do films that have multiple sequels, you develop a character for a film.

— Warwick Davis

People make sequels a lot in Hollywood, and sometimes it feels like there's never an original thought.

— Jacqueline Bisset

Sequels are generally done in a rush. They're done with a sense of urgency. The first time, you spend a long time developing to…

— Alex Garland

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

— Omari Hardwick