Rick Famuyiwa Quotes

Our job is to make films that are inherently global and can really stand up to the audience litmus test of, 'Is it worth getting in my car, spending the money, and going to the theater?'

I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.

The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any award.

The industry has to have the audience in order to make these films. So it's a serious thing - how do you get people to leave their houses and go to the theater?

I got to learn from the American audience. Hearing what it is they're not getting. These are audiences, 35 to 40, an older demographic that controls seven to 10 trillion dollars. And the producers and distributors have convinced themselves this group doesn't go to the movies.

I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.

Australians just don't see that many Australian films, but it's also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies to remember that audiences want to be entertained, and people are entertained in lots of different ways.

I think the movie industry has to pay attention that we need to make good quality films, or we are never going to get the business back.

What we have in Mexico and Latin America is a wide diversity of voices, but in Mexico, for example, we haven't been able to get a lot of the movies into theaters.

Audiences are more drawn in to what they can relate to, so it would be stupid not to have great Latino films for the Latino audience.

People in TV get too worried about making things accessible but I don't think all of the viewing population want everything to be sanitised and dumbed down.

I treasure the dark hours in a theatre. But I don't think that, if a film does not reach the theatre, it is, therefore, not a film.

Content-driven films can make money - something that is gripping, is a journey of revelation and is relevant is cinema.

Back in the 1970s, it was mostly all-black audiences coming into the theaters. So, we presented stories they could relate to.

Obviously 'Pete's Dragon' is more commercial than 'A Ghost Story,' but when making them, I'm just trying to tell a story that matters to me, that ultimately would satisfy me as a moviegoer. Because watching movies is my favorite thing to do. I watch a lot of them.

Films will break barriers - and good films will travel all over India.

Our goal is to focus on the unique points of view of our show creators but make shows that have broad appeal.

Multiplex cinema culture has created a level-playing field for directors where small budget movies are able to break even, even make profit.

My South Indian audience matters to me a lot, so I like when they watch my Bollywood films. It feels great.

The lack of 'quality' films in Pakistan was one of the reasons why I stayed away.

There's this moment happening in our culture where the power of the audience and the influence that people of color have is undeniable at this point.

Reviewers are entitled to say if they liked the screenplay, performance, and execution of a film or not. But when they say things like the film doesn't cater to a certain audience, it leaves people wondering if they should watch it.

Mythologicals and historicals have always found takers in India. The audience identifies with them and they make for good family viewing.

Cinema has a large scope as it is a mirror of society and with the mindset changing, people are taking it more seriously.