Joel Silver Quotes

Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

Sequels are scary. And making a sequel to something as good as 'Scanners' is even scarier.

When I came out to Hollywood, I discovered the perfect place for my creative madness - Cannon Pictures.

Big feature films are another world.

Clearly any film company that makes a film is always going to talk about sequels particularly if they see something as being successful, which Werewolf was.

The reality is that every movie is a new business. Nobody says, 'Hey, let's go down to the Pantages Theater, I hear a Warner Brothers picture is playing there.' Or, 'Let's go to this theater, I hear the film came in on budget.' It'd be ridiculous.

Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures.

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

I've always loved movies, since I was a little kid, but I never wanted to be part of that industry. It always seemed horrifying, the way films were made.

It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood.

As we all know, sequels can be tricky.

Let me tell you one thing: there is no more cutthroat place to be than an independent film. Disney is a cakewalk after that - that is no lie.

I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.

I'd love to have a production company one day, and I'd love to maybe venture out with other industries.

Apart from my film, I am producing TV serials and plan to make more films, too. Mine is not going to be one-film-a-year production company as such.

Sequels are always tricky.

In Bollywood, they've got their systems in place. It's a monster machine that's churning out, like, 400 films a year, consistently. They're able to efficiently process things.

I'll be starting two new production houses - Konidela Productions and White Horse Entertainments.

I think the movie industry is a hard industry, but it is not that hard to be allowed to do what you want if you work hard.

I'm not anti-Hollywood; not at all. In fact, I'm rather fascinated by everything that goes on here. When I get hold of a copy of 'Variety,' I read it cover to cover; I love to know what people are doing.

I definitely want to do other things outside of acting like producing, directing.

At times I think I actually hate Hollywood. I have many acquaintances there, but few friends.

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's full of surprises, and you're constantly getting f***ed.

I don't know what they call Hollywood anymore. The whole meaning of the town has changed.

Movies are a whole different ball-game, now. It's much more of a business - very scientific.