Alive Quote by Todd Haynes

Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.

— Zoe Cassavetes

Because my movies are not successful, they are not shown. So I make a living from the budget.

— Jean-Luc Godard

I worked on three independent movies in close succession and I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days,…

— Michael Urie

On the set of an independent film you can tell that nobody is doing it for the money. Everyone is there because they love…

— Will Ferrell

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

— Laura Linney

I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.

— Rakul Preet Singh

As long as we work within the budget and are responsible, which by the way it's amazing how many people aren't but we are.…

— Todd Farmer

I always cooperate to complete a film within the budget. Not a single film of mine has overshot its budget.

— Naga Chaitanya

My philosophy is to make movies with the biggest possible budget that will allow it to be made in an independent fashion.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I definitely want to continue working in independent films - and big budget stuff as well - but there's a freedom you have when…

— Trieste Kelly Dunn

Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and…

— Peter O'Toole

I'm always running around trying to raise money to make the films. Fortunately, I've been able to do that, but if I can't, at…

— Rob Reiner