“This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation.” PeopleSelfInterestPayAttentionFunctionIndependentPay AttentionApprovalPreservationPollsSelf InterestRatingSelf PreservationApproval Rating Author:John Thune
“That reality is 'independent' means that there is something in every experience that escapes our arbitrary control. If it be a sensible experience it coerces our attention; if a sequence, we cannot invert it; if we compare two terms we can come to only one result. There is a push, an urgency, within our very experience, against which we are on the whole powerless, and which drives us in a direction that is the destiny of our belief.” IfsMeanTwoWholeRealityBeliefTermResultsAttentionDestinyExperienceIndependentCompareSensibleRealismPowerlessArbitrarySequenceUrgencyCoerceInvert Book:The Meaning of Truth: Human Understanding Source: The Meaning of Truth: Human Understanding
“Sadly most films only get exposure if they win an award or were in a festival, which is really difficult because those things cost money! Submitting your film to a festival or campaigning for an Oscar or a Golden Globe is very expensive. Most people don't know that, but all those events require a lot of money. If you have a small independent film, it's very hard to get the attention of people in those circles.” PeopleIfsKnowsHardFilmWinningDifficultAttentionEventsCostIndependentCirclesGoldenExpensiveAwardsLots Of MoneyGlobesOscarsExposureFestivalsIndependent FilmCampaigning Author:Kate del Castillo
“I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span.” RealizingAttentionDirectorsHollywoodIndependentFilmmakerSensibilityContradictoryAttention SpanShort Attention Spans Author:Doug Liman