“Lots of TV is kind of becoming almost the new form for adult storytelling and cinema, but still with some independent films you still have those kind of jewels that people are able to make and it takes a lot of effort.” PeopleKindStillsAbleFilmFormEffortTvsBecomingAdultsIndependentStorytellingCinemaJewelsIndependent Film Author:Alicia Vikander
“You can't do anything yourself on TV... unless you have a LOT of money, but you can do an independent movie.” Can DoTvsIndependentLots Of Money Author:Tucker Max
“Each form of the acting is different. I think it keeps your mind active. TV, film and theater are different disciplines, as are independent films, opposed to studio films. There are differences in the size and the genre, or a period drama as opposed to a contemporary drama, or the types of characters.” ThinkingMindDifferentCharacterFilmFormDifferencesActingTvsTypeDisciplinePeriodsDramaTheaterIndependentSizeStudiosActiveContemporaryGenreIndependent Film Author:Luke Evans
“I've really dreamed of doing television. All of us do television, coming up. But when I was coming up, television was a black hole for actors. Now, television has a certain cache. Now everybody wants to be on TV because they're doing adult dramas. If you're an actor, it's like, "Well, get me on television," because it's the only place you can do it and also make a living at it. If my kids need shoes, I better do a TV show because I damn sure don't make any money with independent films.” IfsWantNeedsWellsShowsKidsFilmCertainActorsBlackCan DoTelevisionTvsDramaAdultsIndependentShoesHolesDamnTv ShowsYou Can Do ItIndependent FilmBlack HoleCache Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I think it's all independent films. There aren't any! If they were looking for me when I was making Polyester, then it'd be perfect, but they're not. I'm not looking for that. TV is much bigger and better now; far more people see it.” PeopleIfsThinkingFilmPerfectTvsBiggerIndependentIndependent FilmBetter NowBigger And Better Author:John Waters
“If you're an independent, you don't get on TV. And in the rare instances that you do get on, you get a fraction of what that very same movie would get if it came in through Fox or Viacom.” IfsTvsIndependentInstanceFoxesFractions Author:Lloyd Kaufman
“TV's sameness has destroyed many things, such as the American urge toward independent thought.” TvsIndependentDestroyedUrgesSamenessIndependent Thought Author:Bennett Cerf
“Directors typically have three choices - you do a studio movie and get a paycheck up front, you do an independent movie, which is for your heart and you don't get paid up front and probably don't make any money on it, but it hopefully goes to Sundance and is more of an art movie, and then you do TV.” HeartArtChoicesThreeFrontsTvsDirectorsPaidIndependentStudiosHopefullyPaychecksSundance Author:Jason Blum
“The rise of video on demand will make it possible for small movies to earn back costs via $9.95 24-hour rentals and for people in cities without independent cinemas to see the kind of movies they never have before. That's great - but on the other hand, that's TV.” PeopleKindHandsHoursCitiesTvsCostDemandIndependentVideoCinema Author:David Edelstein
“When the doors to television were opened to me, that was quite a surprise. It's been such a gift that there was so much TV and independent film happening in New York that I could be a part of. There was something to satiate my desire to be artistic and creative, especially when it wasn't in the way I originally thought it was going to be.” WayFilmDesireCreativeDoorsNew YorkTelevisionTvsHappeningsIndependentSurpriseArtisticIndependent Film Author:Aja Naomi King
“I think everybody's contemplating TV now, because mid-level and high-budget independent films are not being made now.” ThinkingMadeFilmLevelsTvsIndependentBudgetsContemplatingIndependent Film Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Here was just not a lot that we could do as an Independent. We could barely make $100,000. It was nothing' else livin' on the independent scene, and I think we needed to get on the TV and be seen. We need to work really hard this time.” ThinkingNeedsHardTvsNeededSceneIndependent Author:Lil Boosie
“For me, something that's been always really important to me, that's also really served me well in hindsight, is doing different things, trying to cross different genres, and dipping my toes into comedy and drama and action here and there. Fortunately, as I've been working, the industry has also changed where you're able to dip your toes into different mediums, where it's not just independent film and studio film, but now you've got TV, and you're able to do all these different things. For me, it's just a matter of continually pushing myself and challenging myself.” TryingWellsImportantDifferentMatterAbleActionFilmChallengesComedyChangedTvsIndustryDramaCrossesIndependentStudiosMediumsGenreDifferent ThingsPushingToesHere And ThereHindsightIndependent FilmDipDifferent GenresChallenging Myself Author:Michelle Monaghan
“TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to make a decent salary; with independent films, you just can't.” WayAgeFilmTvsIndependentActressesDecentSalaryIndependent FilmIndependent Women Author:Jessica Lange
“I couldn't survive just doing independent movies. And I'd rather do modelling than movies or TV I didn't like.” TvsIndependentModelling Author:Chloe Sevigny
“TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.” FilmRolesParticularTvsIndependentCablesIndependent Film Author:Eric Stoltz
“Amy Rapp, my producing partner, and I are drawn to character-driven material. We're developing and producing movies and TV, fiction and non-fiction, studio and independent, broadcast and cable, theatre, and web so our slate is really diverse.” CharacterFictionMaterialsTvsIndependentStudiosDrivenTheatrePartnersDevelopingDiverseCablesNon FictionAmySlateProducing Movies Author:Meredith Vieira