#films

We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#consider #definition #films #indie #indies

I did things like Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait. I don't know what those films were about. The women I played in them were not very empowered. ↗

— Julie Christie

#did #empowered #films #heaven #i

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes. ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

#five #i #i do #independent #independent films

Foreign capital to build new cinemas will help modernize China's aging cinema infrastructure, attract Chinese consumers back into cinemas, and increase demand for U.S. films. ↗

— Jack Valenti

#attract #back #build #capital #china

I hope they get something of interest out of it, but I'd rather they all hate it and I like it, instead of vice versa... I make films to please myself first, and if the audience likes them, all the better. ↗

— Terry Zwigoff

#better #films #first #get #hate

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films. ↗

— Guillermo del Toro

#eight #films #i #started #super

My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch. ↗

— Russell Crowe

#charlie #children #daddy #enough #films

Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love. ↗

— Tom Cruise

#been #believe #feel #films #here

You know, when you choose to make your living as an actor, it's all fine and good to look at it as some kind of artistic endeavor. At its best, it is that. But the fact is, most of the actors out there don't earn $3 million a picture and can't afford to take two years off between films and look for the right thing. Most of us are tradesmen. ↗

— James Spader

#afford #artistic #best #between #choose

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films. ↗

— Laura Dern

#actor #audition #films #go #good