Becoming Quote by Parker Posey

Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.

— Parker Posey

We did not see ourselves as remaking cinema at the time, at least not in my view. Myself and the other actors were not…

— Anna Karina

Most producers get into it because they were just never handsome or charismatic or talented enough to be the star.

— Patrick Stump

I'm sure there have been missed opportunities, with films I've turned down that went on to be successful, but everyone in the industry has…

— Sean Pertwee

Without naming names, you can take some of the biggest artists of the last 25-30 years and point to those moments where they thought…

— Scott Borchetta

No director wants to make films with stars. It is a compulsion for them.

— Vivek Agnihotri

In the '90s, indie movies could get financing, because financers gave money straight to directors... Now it's a different system. Indie movies got co-opted…

— Parker Posey

I thought that Hollywood was just for geniuses and that directors come from three generations of directors. I was worried that I was not…

— Fede Alvarez

When I joined the industry in the '80s, we as newcomers had a lot of work available to us. There were different types of…

— Mohnish Bahl

In the '60s and '70s it was a great period for American films because studios were still run by individuals who worked off the…

— John Boorman

Sometimes your films don't do well, despite having a big star cast, renowned directors and producers.

— Bhumika Chawla

When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and…

— Sissy Spacek