Deals Quote by Willem Dafoe

Now there's always exceptions to that and the reason is if the film doesn't really work, whereas before you could rely on a decent…

— Eric Fellner

I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making films. Distributors…

— Steve Buscemi

It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your small films…

— Robert Patrick

If you make a film normally it's all right, the distributors are helpful and cooperative. But if you make a film that's a little…

— Dario Argento

Mainstream cinema exists in most large industries and then there is the alternative cinema which does not follow the conventions of the mainstream movies.…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

I don't choose to make movies as small as the movies I've made. The combined budget of my two films is far under $5…

— Barry Jenkins

It's always a struggle with small films to get people in the theater. I think I have a perverse contrarian streak that's always kind…

— Andrew Bujalski

If you look at film, distribution is pre-bought. If you've paid for the distribution, you say, 'I have to make sure it's a film…

— Shane Smith

It costs a lot of money to release a movie. What you'd call art-house movies - movies that don't have big stars or big…

— Bryan Brown

One of the benefits of doing low-budget movies is you don't have to release them wide to recoup. You can release it in a…

— Jason Blum

With a DVD, you want something you can own, you can watch, you can come to grips with and you can explore. It's something…

— David Slade

There's more movies now than ever, and competition for the entertainment dollar. These movies aren't recouping the way they used to. These little producers…

— Kurt Voss