David S. Goyer Quotes

To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the box office.

There's nothing worse than making a good movie that doesn't get seen.

Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't even get their day in court.

It's about balance. Do a movie that's good for your career, then do a one that gets good box office.

I did a movie 'I Love You, Man' and it got great reviews; it was very enjoyable.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

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?

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

Ninety per cent of my movies were hits.

I don't think a film has ever worked at the box office because of a star.

It's a hugely popular franchise, and every 'Housefull' film has worked well at the box office.

I feel 'Mom' is not just a successful film but a satisfying one.

'Bad Boys', which Bay made when he was just twenty-eight, having never made a movie before, having done a string of commercials and music videos with artists ranging from Donny Osmond to Meat Loaf, grossed more than $140 million worldwide.

If I want to be a leading man in a film, box office numbers count because producers have invested money. I see no wrong in that process.

People don't want to always see a comedy or an action film. If the film in a particular genre is made well, then it will see its share of success.

I believe in one thing, and that is content, because if your content is strong, the film will surely be hit at the box office.

To what extent a film works is beyond me. My first film 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' did wonders at the box office. Then 'Chocolate' was also quite popular, but it didn't have the same effect as the first one.

It's not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit.

I wish that 'Yama Pasham' will be a bigger hit than 'Krishnagaadi Veera Prema Gaadha.'

I really believe quality over quantity and 'Mardaani' was really well-received. It got me critical acclaim and box-office success, both.

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

I've done a lot of movies, but none of them that have blown up the way that 'Divergent' did.

The studios didn't really take independent films seriously, till 'Sweetback' was such a financial success.

'Aashiqui 2' and 'Yeh Jawaani' were hit films, especially the former film in which I was the protagonist.

'Karyam Nissaram' and 'Oru Painkili Katha' ran for 100 days, 'Ammayana Sathyam' for 97 days and other hits were 'Kelkatha Sabdam,' 'Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla' and 'Aniyatha Valakal.'