Cinema Quote by Monica Barbaro

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

There are a million logical reasons to not make a film, and I think if you get focused on all the critics or money…

— Brad Bird

It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not…

— Richard Linklater

You want the film to be critically successful - you certainly want the film to be financially successful so that you can...well, because that's…

— Joseph Kosinski

You just have to ensure that you make good films because audiences today have become picky and smart, and rightfully so.

— Alia Bhatt

There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Without critical acclaim, you are just a successful commercial director, and nothing more.

— Priyadarshan

You need to be a good filmmaker to make a compelling two-minute film as well.

— Karthik Subbaraj

You can't guarantee that you'll make a great movie, but you can make a greater effort than I made at trying to see that…

— Bob Odenkirk

A film has to be for commercial success as well as earn you respect as an artist. You don't want to do only things…

— Saif Ali Khan

You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.

— Vin Diesel

Everyone wants to be liked, so of course you want critical acclaim. After that, box office acclaim isn't bad. More than anything I think…

— Cary Fukunaga