Jeremy Robinson Quotes

I have kept a part of Catalina Productions going, through which I develop a few projects just for me.

I like the idea of not having to do stuff for the money, and if I want to, I can pick indie projects for the rest of my life and be quite happy doing that.

I want to write my own stuff, and, you know, it would be nice to put myself in it. But I would like to hope that there are going to be better roles offered as well and that I don't need to do everything. You know, like, I appreciate my career being somewhat DIY, but it would be nice to get some help.

I always knew that I wanted to work on my own material - something that would be more long-lasting than short-lived electronic transmissions.

To set the record straight for the God knows millionth time, we certainly didn't sign to Atlantic just for the money.

My dream isn't running a studio or doing anything managerial in any way, shape, or form.

Freelancers generally want as friction-free an engagement as possible.

Ultimately, I think what I want from my career is to be able to create work for myself, and there's only so much you can do as an actor in a movie.

I don't really want to go into the world of production and I don't really want to produce other people particularly.

At some point, I would like to start creating my own things. If people don't write the scripts I like, then I will do my own.

I tried [being a mogul]. It bores me. I don't really want to produce other people's movies. Because they're either grown-up filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh or Kathryn Bigelow that didn't really need me - and I've produced both of them. It's fun to sit around with them and be collegial, but they don't need me. They can make the film without me. I make my own stuff. There are tons and tons of other things I'm interested in that have nothing to do with movies or are documentary projects.

Whether it's a guy getting a big contract, getting a franchise deal, that comes with expectations.

Exactly what I'm doing is what success looks like. I get to create on my own terms, on my own timeline, and I'm able to support myself and my mom and my cat comfortably.

I've lived a life of unplanned freelance employment.

I would never refuse a film or do a film for a certain amount of money.

The good thing about doing a comic that's entirely my own voice as a debut is that people approached me with similar jobs, with stuff that they knew that I could do justice to because they had read what I'd already done. It meant that I was getting jobs that I was actually interested in, and I didn't have to prove myself on someone else's property.

I've always been an independent producer. I'd kind of like to be hired help for a change. I don't mind that.

I'm literally am home making my own music unless I'm asked to be in somebody's house writing music for them.

I am a little wary of entering another situation where I would just be another director for hire and I've been doing this in one form or another since I was twenty-two doing documentaries for PBS and HBO.

I want everything that I've worked for to go into my pocket. I want all my money to come to me. I'm very much hands-on with my career, and I like to do what I want in the studio - I don't like being told, 'do it this way' or 'do it that way.'

We like to get money. Whoever wants to work with us and make some money, let's do it.

I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.

The stuff I'm passionate about is what I write; it isn't multi-million-dollar franchise movies.

I've done a lot of writing for other people, other projects, and what I tried to do with the music I'm putting out for myself is kind of keep it where I'm doing everything.

There's a difference between making the music for a check vs. what you think you should be doing artistically and creatively.