#independent films

The frustrating part of it is that you're generally known for what you did last. I've had the privilege of doing some very cool independent films that, a lot of the time, the general public doesn't see unless you're at a film festival or you're into that kind of movie. ↗

— Hayden Panettiere

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The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're making them. ↗

— Guy Pearce

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I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible. ↗

— Sarah Polley

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I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both. ↗

— Spike Lee

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To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

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I personally like to do independent films. ↗

— Famke Janssen

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There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized. ↗

— Mark Rydell

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I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

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It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance. ↗

— Mark Rydell

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I'd love to do more independent films. ↗

— Holliday Grainger

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