Ivan Reitman Quotes

I don't think cinema is big or small. It's just good or bad.

I'm not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system every year to justify its existence, without any apologies.

I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making.

If it's a good movie, it's a good movie. I don't care about the genres.

The kind of respect I have got for 'Masaan,' 'Haramkhor,' and web series 'Mirzapur' is special for me.

I don't look at 'Deadpool' and think, 'Oh, that's a perfect movie.' I look at it and go, 'Oh, God, there's so much stuff I could do better.'

I think there are just bad films and good films. Period.

In thinking about 'depressing movies,' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.

When you go to a movie, you don't care for one Oscar, really. Do you care if a guy got a Oscar on the shelf or is it a good movie? And, you don't care how much the movie made.

It's tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big movies make a lot of money and you kind of forget about what they are and they don't really make you think.

It's a beacon of hope in a dark world. You watch 'The Muppets' and you're smiling for an hour and a half, and then you go outside, and the economy is in crisis.

People like movies made by the Ramu Enterprises banner because they get to see a film with rich production values.

Why be negative when you can enjoy life and be positive? That's something I learned over the years.

People often confuse a growth mindset with being flexible or open-minded or with having a positive outlook - qualities they believe they've simply always had. My colleagues and I call this a false growth mindset.

Only the right films work.

When I go to a cinema, I don't care if the film is made by a man or a woman as long as it tells me a story, as long as it offers pictures that shed light on my existence, characters I can identify with, jokes I can laugh at.

The priority for me has always been good films.

I uplift people and see the good in a bad situation. The worst is I'm very critical of myself. If I do a performance, I watch it 100 times afterwards and pick it apart.

When people watch good films they want other films to be of that calibre as well particularly when you cater to the same core audience.

I go to watch the so-called mainstream films for different reasons. I certainly like those films if they are giving me something new to look out for.

When I'm having a tough patch I always try to focus on good things.

I think 'GoodFellas' is just a perfect film. From an efficiency of storytelling standpoint, from an entertainment standpoint, from a performance standpoint, from a use of music standpoint, from a cinematography and editing standpoint - to me, it's just a perfect movie.

I appreciate artistically made movies, but as an audience member, I want to be entertained, too.

I hope that others can turn their negative thoughts into positive thoughts and improve their own lives.

No matter what kind of film one makes, it boils down to whether it's good or not.