Scott Speedman Quotes

I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good.

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.

I don't want to sell my soul to Hollywood - to just make run-of-the-mill stuff.

I've made movies where I was not happy, and I'd rather not work for a year than do a bad film. It takes a long time for me to recuperate when I do that.

I've always said that I would only ever release something that I would want to listen to as a fan.

Great art is the contempt of a great man for small art.

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

No matter how hard I tried to popularize, I never cheapened a great work of art.

I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass.

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

If you want to be a legitimate artist, it's more important what you say no to.

I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.

It's just a campy blast. I just want to do as little as I can and make it good, and try not to sell out. I'm sure I will, but I'm just trying to postpone it.

I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.

I'm not going to take something based on budget and do something just for the sake of it. I want to make good films.

If you don't like my work in 'The Affair,' that's fine, but I'll stand by the work because I felt that everything that went on camera was what I intended to go on camera.

I can't do a film just for the sake of it.

I want to be choosier. I can't let quality take a back seat... not after 'Kaaka Muttai.'

Every song that I compose has to satisfy the music director in me.

I've never been one of those 'quantity' guys. I'm not one of those guys who puts out a record every year whether it's any good or not.

It doesn't matter even if I am slow or fast as long as my films are honest and carries my integrity.

I don't want to put out something I'm not psyched on just because I finished it. That's the stupidest reason to do something, really. I want it to be up to my standards. I don't want to put out something I wouldn't listen to.

I'm not a movie person. They're collaborations of the worst kind. You must compromise yourself to many interests that are venal and crass and do not have your best interests at heart.

It is better to have a good painting with ten holes than ten bad paintings without any holes.