George Wendt Quotes

Where the material is, that's where you go. I'm a workman: I go to work. I've done movies for nothing, literally nothing; I did 'Last I Heard' for next to nothing.

I just want to produce and create projects that I'm passionate about and I love.

I'd love to do more independent films.

Independent film is for actors that love to act.

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and stardom. That was what we were reacting against. You'd die before you'd be bought.

Most of my movies are indies. The best scripts I can find are independent films. But I love big-budget movies, I love craft services!

I directed some movies in the past, and I'd still love to do that. You know, the whole thing is a labor of love, I think.

Going forward, I would love to work with directors like Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon; people like that who are doing big films but do have really independent voices. That's kind of what I want to focus on, is always working with people with at least an independent point of view, even if it's not an independent film.

I really love independent films. There's something so determined about the people who work on them.

I'm just a sucker for a good script and people that are passionate about it. I love independents.

I want to be a part of films that elate me and resonate with me.

The independent films are really where I kind of come from and where I feel comfortable. It's never been about the blockbusters and making a huge tonne of money. It's always been about wanting to do projects about the things that I think are important to be out there.

I've been lucky to have things come to me that creatively fulfill me, and those are usually the independent films just because you have a little bit more freedom.

The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.

I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well. I'd love to be able to do a mixture.

And, so yeah, I'll always want to work in independent films because you're not forced into a category or a formula.

I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films.

It's so nice that there's all this new space for new, good content. It's good news for us actors, since nobody makes real independent films anymore.

I did a few independent films, but there is no money in them.

The kind of films I want to make are struggling to get made. And if they are getting made, they're getting made on shoestring budgets with not enough time.

Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of money. I think they're more interesting because they're not watered down to appeal to the masses. They tend to have a unique voice.

The kinds of films that I'm used to doing are independent films. They're very small character-driven pieces, and there isn't as much spectacle involved.

I think of myself as making independent films within the studio system. Yes, I've made movies with significantly larger budgets, and I've also made movies with smaller budgets.

Films like 'Satyamev Jayate' help in getting some distributors and financiers for films like 'Gali Guleiyan' which give me a lot of satisfaction.