Jason Patric Quotes

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

Earlier in my career, there may have been compulsions for accepting films for money.

And I would never accept a film because of the money. I have enough money.

I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

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.

The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things for the money.

Actually, I never work in movies for money. I'm glad when I get well-paid, but it's not always the case - trust me.

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write, but he must by no means live and write for the purpose of making money.

The Tom Strong thing was totally for the money. I plan to get looser after I finish this Maggie saga.

I'd like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. 'One for you, one for me,' is what they say.

If you become a creative writer with the idea that you are going to make a whole lot of money, then maybe this isn't the best choice for you.

They're making so few movies that you really just have to make it. It's going to be the only way you end up getting work. I don't believe anyone's going to really go out on a limb and just throw millions of dollars on someone that's not been proven. They're going to have to show somebody something at some point.

If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?'

Certainly after '21' I was getting the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it.

I also learned that I love making money. Anyone who is not afraid of work will be happy with the money they make.

In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.

I don't have a philosophy for choosing roles. Sometimes, it's just, 'This might be interesting; that might be fun to do.' There might be interesting actors or directors in the project, even if the part is not important. And then sometimes, you need the money.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

I'm not trying to make friends, I'm trying to make money.

I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.