Access Quote by Norman Jewison

Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.

— Arfi Lamba

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

With independents[films] you sort of make them on the go and there is that little bit more creative freedom. You don't have the money…

— Jennifer Aniston

I've made a number of independent films that didn't receive theatrical distribution, that a lot of people haven't heard of, and as a result,…

— William Mapother

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

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

— Ranvir Shorey

And that's another reason to make this movie: We can put plays on film now, at a relatively small cost, and they will reach…

— Dustin Hoffman

My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different.

— Balthazar Getty

Can a one judge sitting somewhere in a trial court issue an order that says nobody in the world is allowed to have, to…

— Eben Moglen

The only thing I really wanted was the freedom to be able to get what I want on film. I’ve dealt with the MPAA…

— Martin Scorsese

In the States it's more and more difficult to get an independent film off the ground, and you certainly wont get the opportunity to…

— John 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