Cinema Quote by Haile Gerima

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

— Anurag Kashyap

I think part of the reason ideas haven't come in is that the world of cinema is changing so drastically, and in a weird…

— David Lynch

When independent films break through and actually make it into any level of mainstream-ness or get seen by people or find a life actually…

— Karen Allen

It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the old days…

— Gary Oldman

Cinema is movement, after all.

— Jean-Luc Godard

I believe that cinema picks up ideas from society and not the other way round.

— Amitabh Bachchan

It's disappointing to see films become pure entertainment, so that it's not an art form.

— Richard Linklater

To me, any kind of filmmaking that's reactive is not going to be as good as something more inventive and original.

— Christopher Nolan

Making an independent film is so different.

— Nancy Juvonen

I think independent movies are actually very challenging right now, because it was this huge scene and it was great for a few years.…

— Bob Odenkirk

I feel that the smallness of the filmmaking environment is somehow connected to the freedom of creating film.

— Takashi Miike

Working in independent cinema is far more frustrating than mainstream because it is difficult to get money to make such films.

— Ranvir Shorey