Bruce Beresford Quotes

When dealing with HBO, you actually are dealing with real filmmakers.

I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.

Horror film fans are pretty starved for quality. If you do something thoughtful or if you make something good, they're so thankful for it.

The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.

I just love shows that don't hand everything to you, that ask you to be smarter. I think that's something really important that HBO has done to change the landscape of TV.

Movies are the biggest export in the world, the biggest American export. It influences people all over the world.

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

The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get just get drowned out by the noise.

I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have such a huge impact on culture when they do. So I really want to be a part of those movies that say something good to a lot of people.

It's a big battle to bring quality stuff into theaters across America, for sure.

I never know why shows succeed or don't succeed, which is why I look at it as, 'I'll do the best work that I can', and if the fans and people respond then I'm always really flattered and honored, and if they don't then I'll try and do something next time that they like better. But I have no idea what makes a hit show, I really don't.

The goal for Shondaland is to continue to make very good shows that we're proud of when they're ready.

Cinema is the most important of all the arts for us.

I look at the feature films that come out, and by and large, 85 percent of them are things I wouldn't in a million years sit down and watch. The more interesting storytelling is happening on television by a long shot.

I think the movie industry has to pay attention that we need to make good quality films, or we are never going to get the business back.

I found that the quality of TV material that came to me was so great and was just often better than the film material I got. And when I find a good movie that I really like, I jump on it because it's exciting to do.

The reality is, 'Game of Thrones' has been a successful show for HBO, which has put us in a position to come and pitch another show and get them excited about it. And that's what helped get us here.

Everything I do, I do it with the hope that people will watch it more than twice. Whether it's 'Pan's Labyrinth' or 'Pacific Rim' or the opening of 'The Simpsons,' I do it with that hope.

I believe in cinema! Unfortunately, 90 per cent of Hindi cinema is non-cinema. Only marketing works here. Even the item songs in these films are an extension of marketing.

I always used to tell others that 'we should make films to make the people happy.'

I like to entertain all kinds of audiences with my films.

Peak TV has resulted in beautiful shows that have nothing in particular to tell us about humanity.

I want to be associated with good entertainment.

ABC would love to do groundbreaking shows and there are moments for that, but they're also trying to entertain millions and millions of people and paid advertisers and keep my family happy.

If you want to show cinema, make entertainment films. Sometimes they are very good, sometimes very bad, but the intention is always to make entertaining films.