Sofia Coppola Quotes

There's very few people who want to just make beautiful films that make money, when they can make films that make huge money.

I have an issue with the commercial aspect of moviemaking: I don't see why a movie can't make a lot of money and also be good.

I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.

I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money.

The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or just another business property.

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

When I made 'Voices of a Distant Star,' I wanted to make money from making that movie, of course, but that wasn't my major reason.

Luckily, I've never been offered a directing job that was lucrative. I've never heard, "Here's $800,000 to remake Sisters."

Bollywood is an industry that is closer to making more entertainment-based films than anything else because people here are bothered about money.

For me, money has never been an indicator. And it is very sad that each and every film these days is being judged by the money that it makes. It's a world that I don't want to be a part of, and I try and stay away from that.

A real blockbuster is one where everyone, from a small technician to a distributor, gets profits. The true success of a film is when every person involved is happy.

Film is not just about the art form but also how it fares at the box office.

I am not against doing commercial cinema at all.

I think everyone that creates has to cope with the fact that people actually don't give you money because they like you, but because they get something out of it.

My goal is not to make a 100 crore film but a film which has got content.

Every film is made for a commercial purpose - to earn money at the box-office.

People always push the boundaries, especially when the rewards are so high financially.

I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.

There are so many movies people make just to make money.

For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah.

Everyone wants their film to do well and I am no different from them.

As films are a mass medium, if more people love your work, it is better.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

The industry is all about money. It has nothing to do with talent and calibre. The star system is a money game.

It's dollars before art in Hollywood.