Radhika Apte Quotes

Hollywood still makes things. We still export a couple billion dollars' worth of product overseas. Original, new product. Some people might not agree that it's original or new, but basically it is.

I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. I'm always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I'm wondering if that's even possible.

And I just want to work with good directors and good people.

It is up to us to produce better-quality movies.

I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

We pay for content that we like, and we like the content we pay for. It's a lot more satisfying to pay $7.50 for Steven Spielberg's next epic than it is to watch my home movies for free. Even for me.

In the industry, you do need some ethics - if one film does well, then thousands get work and money comes back to the industry. I guess the bottomline is, if there are two versions, then the better one will click.

It's very difficult to find good scripts in Hollywood any more.

I make more movies than I see.

Good scripts are hard to find.

I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

When you work for Bruckheimer, you don't get it any better. He's the ultimate producer. I've had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years.

On the movie side of things, the difficulties come with so few movies being made, and when they are, it seems that it's a marketing game. Story sometimes takes a backseat to that one grand marketing idea.

The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is.

I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really.

I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film.

On one hand, as a filmmaker, I don't want to make a movie with guns everywhere.

But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

Television studios bet the farm on reality shows, where they didn't need any actors and movie studios had no plans for any quality movies that required the presence of me.

I hope to someday have a fully functioning production company.

Films of stars as well non stars are working at the box office. People look out for content driven films.

My first time out of the gate, I made three movies in four years, and they were all very back to back to back.

The story is important for any movie, for it is in the film industry, the consumer pays the money before he or she gets the product. So, the responsibility of delivering a good product is on us.