Blake Edwards Quotes

You don't leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands.

I think everybody involved in a movie thinks about the box office. It's the 'biz' part of showbiz.

Nobody can link the success of a movie with a particular artiste.

There are films which are good, but sometimes it doesn't work at the box office.

I am not a fool. I know where I stand in terms of box office returns.

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.

Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.

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.

I didn't think Comfort and Joy was going to be a box-office smash.

Whenever we actors become part of a Bollywood film, there is a certain pressure of earning a box office success.

Film is not just about the art form but also how it fares at the box office.

Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it.

Although 'Mockingjay 2' grew $650 million at the worldwide box office, its domestic performance fell short of our expectations.

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

If my film doesn't make money, it means people didn't go watch it. So it doesn't matter then that the critics loved it.

There's only one barometer for the commercial success of a film and that's the box office. The obsession with box office doesn't annoy me. It's the main part of the business, if you get irritated with the main part then you're in trouble.

You cannot predict how well a film will do.

Obviously, SNL has a lot of viewers, but the potential for a movie is through the roof.

If I knew what makes a movie catch on then I'd make hit after hit.

They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.

I think the success of a film is very important to an actor. It depends on how many people go to watch your movies; the more the merrier. Nobody wants to do a film for five people. You work so hard that millions of people watch the movie; this is directly related to box office success.

Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit.

I win my awards at the box office.

Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.