David Binder Quotes

Somebody said us artists have trouble with success because art is derived from struggle. I disagree with that, because truely doing your art is success, whether you make money from it or not.

The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.

It's great making a film and having it embraced and seen. I really enjoy that.

Obviously, artists need to make money and stuff like that, but if you do something good or if you make good art or make good stuff, the wealth will find you in some way.

I don't really think about the box office, but I want my films to do well.

If I make two movies my entire life, and they're two movies that - whether they make a lot of money or two people go to see them - they speak of me, then I consider them incredibly successful. I don't need to be Steven Spielberg.

When people want to see your film, you're over the moon because you've actually made real contact. That's something very special.

If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.

It doesn't matter if a critic pans or praises my movies, I am only concerned about that one audience member and what their experience is.

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

I think when you're younger, as an actor you have much more of a notion that you are doing something to the audience. But with experience, I think you begin to worry less about what the audience's experience is and concentrate on working with the other actors, and that tends to let the audience do more work.

I've had so much success. I had something to say, I got to say it, people heard it, and they agreed. That's every artist's dream. That's the brass ring.

I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense.

I don't know how much money I've made, don't know how many albums I've sold.

I feel very fortunate to be in a position to where I can continue to make music and have people appreciate it.

Money definitely does not equal success in recording.

Once I realized music was working, I was getting money off of shows and I figured that I could find success through music.

As an artist, it feels good that we've created something that is connecting with the audience, which is what we always strive to do.

Every show I play, 10 or 10,000 people, I want it to be the same one.

My stated goal as a filmmaker is to feel something. Is to have a palpable emotion in my life, carry it through the gauntlet of the filmmaking process and try and have it land for an audience at some point during the viewing experience. That to me is successful filmmaking.

Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out.

As professional actors, it's our job to entertain our audiences while setting benchmarks for ourselves as well, creatively and intellectually.

I remind myself Vincent van Gogh died without having sold a single painting. Like, art is not measured by the trappings that people attached to it. It's the thing itself, and so, as you know, it's been a dream of mine to write songs for Disney, and so, it's really exciting to finally hear. It's two and a half years.

As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the way I look at it is, to try to get some measure of success, it's dangerous to look at financial or critical success, or positive response as a measure.

The true marker of success is when the creative minds behind a film can sit down and feel that they have succeeded in the mission they set out to accomplish - and that is to make good cinema. If we feel that we have achieved that as a team, then we have all been successful.