Tate Donovan Quotes

It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

I'd love to win an Oscar; that would be great. I hope to get a feature film that I've made get a wide release. I'm not sure that's ever going to happen.

'Little Miss Sunshine' snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you don't hold out huge hope for.

If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who's not good, never are you going to have a good movie.

The Paramount executives were so pleased with Sunset Boulevard that they asked me to do a publicity tour.

If you know the filmmaker is good and the leading actor is a movie star like Diane Lane, you know you're part of something great.

I've heard from the movie marketplace that James Cameron did such a killer job with 'Titanic' that it's almost impossible to do anything better.

I want every movie to have a big audience. I'm always hopeful that it's going to be discovered, and audiences are fantastic that way because every once in a while they surprise you. I didn't think 'Beautiful Mind' was going to be that kind of global success.

I'm really proud of 'Oceans 12.' Of course, you do an 'Oceans' movie, you get known all over the world. It's an incredibly powerful medium: It's a Hollywood-identified blockbuster.

Since 'Qismat' did well independently, it was embraced by Bollywood.

The super success of '3 Idiots' has taught us that cost of making a film is not important at all; it's all about things going well at the script level.

With the success of 'Yevade Subramanyam' and 'Bhale Magadivoy,' the audience's faith in me has increased, which is a good sign.

My first film, 'Ishaqzaade,' did well, and I got four damn good films because of it.

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

I am sure 'Shakti' will set the screens on fire.

Basically, I always thought that if I had a movie that did well enough and warranted having a sequel, I would seriously entertain it because that's a huge blessing when that happens in your career.

'Independence Day,' ever since we did it, there's been enormous pressure to follow it up.

In 2007, 'Diary of the Dead' all of a sudden made money. I was blindsided by that.

Whenever we actors become part of a Bollywood film, there is a certain pressure of earning a box office success.

Stupidly, in our industry, producers pay precious money to sign stars whom they might not even use in the film. Producers believe stars make hits; actually it is the script that makes a film successful.

I owe much to Sangeeth. His film 'Apna Sapna Money Money' brought me back in a big way.

The success of a film is always a combination of many people's efforts.

My first film was a super-hit. It made the producer earn a lot of money and gave me a lot of fame. The funny part is that I acted in Tum Bin' as a project for which I was paid a stipend and not the money that comes to the star of a very popular film.

I knew that when the trailer of 'Bahubali' released, it would have a great impact, and it did.

I believe in one thing, and that is content, because if your content is strong, the film will surely be hit at the box office.