“There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films.” IfsWantHelpingBigsFilmProjectsConceptsBudgetsHelp MeMore Money Author:Giovanni Ribisi
“The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner.” FilmDifferencesQualityHugeDinnerBudgetsLunch Author:Ving Rhames
“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
“For me, two of my favourite science fiction films are Blade Runner, which is fantastic, and Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys. Both of those were smart science fiction films hitting more of a medium budget, and I desperately hope there is an audience for that kind of film because I would love that to be my next film, on that kind of scale.” KindTwoFilmNextFictionAudienceSmartScience FictionScalesMediumsFantasticBudgetsTwelveFavouriteHittingRunnersMonkeysBladesBlade Runner Author:Duncan Jones
“The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.” FilmStarsDifferencesMillionsBoxesBudgets Author:Dirk Benedict
“Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I didn't know how to make a film and I obviously didn't have a special effects budget. I was a kid. So I was learning to draw to get down the stuff that was in my head, that I couldn't afford to actually do.” KnowsStoriesKidsFilmStuffKnow HowGrowing UpGrowingSpecialEffectsDrawsCamerasBudgetsFrustrationMy SisterSpecial Effects Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“My role in 'Legally Blonde' was really rewarding, because I had so much fun working on the movie. I've had really rewarding experiences on tiny low budget films that you'll never see but where I had a cool time creating characters as well. I love almost all of the characters I've played.” WellsCharacterFilmFunRolesCreatingLowsTinyBudgetsBlondeRewarding ExperiencesCreating Characters Author:Alanna Ubach
“I want to have the illegitimate child of independent film making and the budget to make it. That's my aspiration.” WantChildrenFilmIndependentBudgetsAspirationIndependent FilmIllegitimate Child Author:Duncan Jones
“Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.” PeopleIfsWritingStoriesFilmGrowsMillionsCaughtBudgetsElevatorsYou Re Pretty Author:J. Michael Straczynski
“On the one hand, you have these huge budget films that cost millions of dollars. They are effects driven, they don't have well known actors in them, and they are making money. Well, some of them are. One the other hand, you have Stallone and Statham, and guys like DeNiro and Pacino, and Costner, who are all trying to make movies about real people. They are interested in character driven projects.” PeopleTryingWellsRealCharacterHandsFilmGuyActorsKnownMillionsEffectsHugeCostProjectsDollarsDrivenMaking MoneyBudgetsWell Known Author:Dolph Lundgren
“In the end, you really want to make the best film that you can, and in the reality of the filmmaking world, you have things like budgets.” WorldWantEndsRealityFilmBudgetsFilmmakingBest Film Author:Nicholas Sparks
“For me, whether or not a film has some kind of massive budget or is an independent film, or however it's getting made, it's always about the filmmaker and, hopefully, being a vessel for the filmmaker's vision. That's what really attracts me to projects.” KindMadeFilmVisionProjectsIndependentMade ItHopefullyBudgetsFilmmakerMassiveVesselIndependent Film Author:Bryce Dallas Howard
“I don't normally do big movies. I'm new to this world. And I've always been afraid that jumping onto a big budget film, you would lose the relationships in favour of special effects.” WorldBigsFilmLosesSpecialEffectsThis WorldBudgetsFavourJumpingSpecial EffectsBig Movie Author:Anne Hathaway
“Writing is great because in the writing you never have to... First of all you never have to leave your home. And you never have to meet the test of reality when you're writing.” WritingMeanRealityFilmTestsBudgetsMasterpiece Author:Woody Allen
“I see how complicated it is to make a film and how many people are involved and I love the fact that I get to sit in a room on my own and the set costs nothing and the actors cost nothing and I'm the director and it's so simple. You just need a pen and paper to make a book. You don't need a huge budget or a gaffer or a best boy.” PeopleNeedsBookFactsFilmActorsMy OwnSimpleRoomsBoysHugeInvolvedCostDirectorsPaperComplicatedBudgetsPens Author:Markus Zusak
“A few of my books, over the years, have been optioned for film. The subject matter of my books, however, is not exactly conducive to Hollywood film treatment. If and when a 'big-budget' film is ever made based on one of my books, my fans and I will more than likely loathe it because it won't be true to its source. That's almost a given.” IfsYearsHas BeensMadeBookMatterBigsFilmGivenFansSubjectsSourceHollywoodBeing TrueBudgetsTreatmentSubject MatterLoatheIfs AndHollywood Films Author:Richard Laymon
“After six years of working on low-budget independent films of the too-weird-to-watch variety, being asked by DreamWorks to come and play with the big boys, it was like finding an unicorn in your sock drawer.” YearsPlayBigsFilmBoysWatchesSixFindingsLowsIndependentVarietyBudgetsSockDrawersUnicornIndependent FilmDreamworks Author:Sienna Guillory
“Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects, we'd finally cobbled together our low budget film.” YearsTogetherFilmThreeSpecialEffectsLowsStartingFinanceBudgetsThree YearsSpecial Effects Author:Yahoo Serious
“I do like working on independent films where it is a smaller budget and less pressure. The pace is also quicker than that of a big budget film. You are shooting at a fairly fast pace. Sitting around for three or four days can be quite draining. So I guess in terms of film or television, I would say filming an independent feature.” BigsFilmThreeTermFourTelevisionSittingPressureIndependentShootingBudgetsFeaturesPaceSitting AroundIndependent FilmDraining Author:Colm Meaney
“Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories are constantly changing according to budget, actors, and commercial needs. Films are a collaborative process and are also inherently narrative and structured, so you are always working within very tight parameters. Short fiction unleashes a more intimate voice and a passion for language. I believe short narratives can have the same amount of danger and drama as any action film.” NeedsBelieveStoriesActionFilmPassionActorsLanguageI BelieveProcessVoiceFictionDangerAmountDramaDirectorsPagesProducersNarrativeBudgetsIntimateScreenwritingParametersAction FilmsAlways Working Author:Chiara Barzini
“I like working in both movies and television. Television is faster, not very much rehearsal and a lot of material is shot in a day. Big budget movies are luxurious in terms of the schedule. Independent films often shoot fast as well.” WellsBigsFilmTermTelevisionMaterialsShotsIndependentFasterBudgetsSchedulesRehearsalIndependent FilmLuxurious Author:Juliet Landau
“The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.” FirstsHardBigsFilmActorsExampleHumilityTaughtHard WorkStudiosBudgetsMacsAngela Author:Brian J. White
“At the end of the day, you're trying to make a certain film within a certain budget. Those rules never change.” TryingEndsFilmCertainBudgetsThe End Of The DayNever Change Author:Neil Marshall