Cinema Quote by Roger Corman

“When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release.”

Roger Corman

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When I started I had no knowledge of films whatsoever. I was an engineering major at Stanford. And I found out as a senior…

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I'm not going to shoot seven days a week. I think it's counterproductive. I think you're going to have people stumbling around after a…

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I was young, so I was part of youth culture. The years went by, I became older and no longer part of youth culture,…

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I think anybody who's working in a creative medium is working partially with their conscious mind, partially with their unconscious mind. So, my unconscious…

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There was a fairly big difference between Detroit and Beverly Hills. I remember this. Detroit actually was a prosperous bustling city when we moved…

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I do believe motion pictures are the significant art form of our time. And I think the main reason is, they're an art form…

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Jim Cameron is proof that if you are good, you'll get promoted.

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You can make a movie about anything, as long as it has a hook to hang the advertising on.

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As a producer, I probably am a little stronger than most, since I was a director originally.

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Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make…

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I remember the first film I reviewed for the Daily was a John Ford Western. I think it was My Darling Clementine, but I…

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There's always something that draws you away from the original script.

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