Cinema Quote by James Spader

Because my movies are not successful, they are not shown. So I make a living from the budget.

— Jean-Luc Godard

My films always leave me unsatisfied, since I've always worked under fairly disastrous conditions economically.

— Michelangelo Antonioni

I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.

— Imtiaz Ali

I am a filmmaker. My job is to make films. When something excites you - a story or characterisation - you immediately forget about…

— S. S. Rajamouli

People start realising that I'm a responsible filmmaker and I'm not going to run away with the budget or do anything stupid. I think…

— David Mackenzie

You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up…

— Nick Nolte

I don't think about how much business my films will make.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

If your income on films or whatever you're producing using film drops below a certain level, then you don't have enough money to stay…

— Morgan Freeman

I haven't earned much money through films.

— Diljit Dosanjh

People have been very resistant to giving me more than the standard amount of money. So I keep making films on a similar scale.…

— Mike Leigh

I am very choosy about my films. I don't do a film just for the sake of money.

— R. Madhavan

I could not finance a movie on my own. Frankly, I could not even afford to take a year off. I, like most people…

— Rob Thomas