Margot Kidder Quotes

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

As long as your movies don't lose money, you'll always be able to make them.

If a movie crosses budget and becomes a hit, no one cares. They care only when it doesn't do well.

You want the film to be critically successful - you certainly want the film to be financially successful so that you can...well, because that's how movies like this are made, you know, they need to make money. But as a director, you can only make the movie that you want to make.

It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's not.

I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.

If you do the math, films featuring women are a good investment.

Right after 'The Wackness' came out, it was a really exciting time, and then it was a bit disappointing when it came out. Even though not that many people saw it, I was still getting offered some movies. I was thinking that people would just stop calling me since it didn't do very well at the box office.

I would love it if my films made a lot of money, and may I say that 'The Yards' is the only one that's lost money.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason.

I've never made a film that lost money.

I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.

If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.

What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.

Today it's not culture; it's box office.

Since I got into the movies, 'Running Scared,' that did $40 million. 'Princess Bride,' I got good reviews for the character Miracle Max. 'Memories of Me' didn't do well. 'Throw Mama from the Train' did $70 million. 'Harry and Sally' did 95 or 96. 'City Slickers' did $120 million.

I believe in good films and bad films. Box-office business and all is my husband's section. Sometimes I really get surprised when good films don't do well... Sometimes you are really shocked when an average film does very well.

If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made.

There are certain filmmakers who look at the kind of work you have been a part of or if you come with a baggage of bad films.

As an actor, you're always told that your career needs box-office numbers.

I don't think much about how my past films have performed at the box office.

What is a commercial film? I think every film is commercial, as every film makes money.

I am happy that most of my films did good business and either set or broke records at the box office.