Jessica Chastain Quotes

I think, it's important to understand how to release a film.

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

It's the thing they don't teach you in film school - what happens after you finish your movie.

The studios basically, besides developing some material, their strength is distribution. Distribution in any other business is a cost that you incur. You know, in a trucking business, you eat it. In a film business, distribution is a profit center.

I always tell younger filmmakers, it's not just about the acting or the art itself. It's about how big of an audience watches your film.

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.

Films are a business. They take who's working.

We've always been an entertainment company.

The biggest problem almost all comics face is not piracy or demographics or any of that nonsense: it's obscurity.

There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out.

There's always gonna be people with a lot of money making film, and the goal is to make profit and carry on. It is a business. The goal is to make a living doing it and to be comfortable.

A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

As a screenwriter, there's so many layers you have to go through in order to tell your story. You have to write the script, get money for the script, shoot it, find distributors, make it into film festivals, all of that just to get to your audience.

You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

We have a lot of relationships to the gatekeepers who can rally their people to go to the movie theater. It's a trusting relationship.

It's show business. No show, no business.

Making commercial cinema is very tough.

Hollywood is just a bunch of middlemen, people trying to facilitate content transfer between creators and viewers.

A lot of good movies produced well can be distributed or marketed badly. Of course, a lot of bad movies marketed well can also fail badly. But we want to be in charge of the value chain. And for this we have to be in software production, distribution, and broadcasting.

The best thing I can do is stay on the road and build a grass-roots following. I'm constantly about building my brand.

Movie promotions - as with all business, it is an important part of any release because of the inherent high financial risk, and sometimes they tend to equal anywhere between half or three times the production budget.

Promotion is absolutely essential in the movie business.

I want to do content-oriented plus commercial films.