“I don't see me doing $100 million films because $100 million films, the very nature of them, you need to offend as few people as possible just to make your money back.” PeopleNeedsFilmMillions Author:Eriq La Salle
“Just trying to get a film made which is always difficult no matter what kind of a budget you have. Not having a budget makes it even more difficult. Having nineteen days and no budget makes it extremely difficult.” TryingKindMadeMatterFilmDifficultNo Matter WhatBudgetsNineteen Author:Eriq La Salle
“Well that's the point: People don't normally take away things from films anymore. You go and see a $100 million film, half an hour later, your biggest concern is what are you going to be eating.” PeopleWellsFilmHoursHalfMillionsEatingConcern Author:Eriq La Salle
“The Sixth Sense is not a good white film. Insomnia is not a good white film. They're just good films. So why we can't we have good films that happen to have black people, or Asian, or Latino, or any other minority group in them?” PeopleHappensFilmBlackWhiteGroupsMinoritiesBlack PeopleAsianInsomniaLatinoGood FilmsSixth SenseMinority Groups Author:Eriq La Salle
“The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them.” ThinkingMadeFilmSawsInspiredMotivated Author:Eriq La Salle
“So that, to me, is important that audiences are treated with an amount of respect toward their intelligence. Most Hollywood films don't respect their intelligence.” ImportantFilmAudienceAmountRespectHollywoodTreatedHollywood Films Author:Eriq La Salle
“Regardless of what people ultimately think about Crazy As Hell, It's not the type of film that, ten minutes after seeing it, you're only focused on what you want to eat.” PeopleThinkingWantFilmHellSeeingCrazyMinutesTypeTenFocusedWhat You WantRehabilitation Author:Eriq La Salle
“Maybe It's not the biggest blockbuster film, but there will be some people that will see it, that will be debating it, that will be questioning their own sense of spirituality. If the film resonates, then I have succeeded in what I set out to do.” PeopleIfsFilmSpiritualityQuestioningBlockbuster Author:Eriq La Salle
