James Ellroy Quotes

Low budget movies make lots of money.

I've learned that you never have to think about how to make money. You need only to focus on what you think is going to be a good movie or what's a movie I'd like to watch as the audience.

I never expect anything. I am always amazed at why anybody goes to any movie or why anybody doesn't go to any movie. Any movie you make, you make it because you're hoping somebody wants to see it, but you never know.

The ethos of most films is that you make a film, you exploit the community, you exploit the environment, and it's OK because you made a great film, you know?

When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.

The Doors movie is a pack of lies. It did not make money. You want to make money in America? Tell the truth.

The bottom line of Hollywood is money.

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films.

There's nothing wrong with doing sequels, they're just easier to sell.

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

Film making is an expensive, as well as a serious business. We should be able to entertain our audiences, who are fully aware of what they want. Every filmmaker has a different point of view and presents facets of society.

The day I make movies that Rupert Murdoch likes and admires is the day I'll throw in the towel, because he's got no taste.

Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.

In the greed-is-good tradition of the 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' movie franchises, the overseers of 'The Hunger Games' have split the last book into two films.

We always hope we can make a movie that will beat America.

Making commercial cinema is very tough.

I'm one of the most successful adult movie directors in the business.

I am not against doing commercial cinema at all.

Hollywood is a world where the only thing that gets green-lit is something that made money the last year.

I want to be able to bring out stories like 'Verna,' as well as stories which are of the modern and new generation like 'Ho Mann Jahaan,' which is a film I did of the youth of Pakistan.

There's always this debate about how we need more good films but how many are willing to be part of such films.

All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.

I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.

I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.

I just adore being on set. I adore storytelling. I can be on a set 70 hours a week and on those weekends, I'll still want to watch movies.