Break Quote by Karen Allen

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

— William Hurt

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 most of the time with independent films, you don't know where it's gonna end up. I've done a number of films that…

— Alison Brie

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

Because audiences all over the world can see an independent film almost anywhere and anytime, these new distribution outlets have opened a door that…

— Gren Wells

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

— Ranvir Shorey

Independent films, for the most part, to me, are not so independent. They often feel like people auditioning for a big commercial career. They…

— Ron Eldard

It's a terrible thing to make films that are never seen or experienced by audiences. Often times nobody knows about them, even though they…

— Kate del Castillo

Independent film is almost nonexistent right now, because all the distributers that used to love to put out these little art films are all…

— Ron Perlman

When I was in New York I heard many people saying that the independent film industry was in big trouble. I was reflecting on…

— Andrea Arnold

Making an independent film is so different.

— Nancy Juvonen

Basically, independent film doesn't exist anymore. It does if you have two or three stars in your film, but it's just very difficult.

— Steven Shainberg