Will Poulter Quotes

The effort always remains that my new film outdoes my last in terms of performance and gets better box office success. Box office is the sole reason why I do films.

If there's a British film in the marketplace that is successful on a worldwide basis - whether it's 'A Room with a View,' 'Four Weddings' or 'The Full Monty' - money follows, and everyone tries to emulate that success.

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

The movies I made early on may not have been great, but they were all commercially successful.

The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.

I've always wanted to be a very commercial director, or I had dreams of making these movies into blockbusters. And with each movie, they tell me it's not that way.

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

I've made movies where people say it's their favourite, but they don't take it seriously because it just didn't seem to break through commercially.

When my second film 'Dus' released, I was still getting compliments for 'Tum Bin' because it was a hit on satellite channels.

You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.

Every film is made for a commercial purpose - to earn money at the box-office.

The reach of big-budget films is bigger, but I have always loved doing films that I believe in.

What has helped me is my success in commercial cinema. It has given me a platform for others to cast me in their films. If I did not have the commercial success, then I wouldn't be able to do the smaller films.

I think of 'Beyond The Clouds' very fondly. Yes, it has not been seen by a lot of people in theatres. I had anticipated more people would watch it. But that has to do with something I don't know well: marketing. A lot of people didn't even know that it was a Hindi film.

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

Baghbaan' is a totally commercial film.

As an actor, I can't be constantly worrying about the commercial returns of my film.

As films are a mass medium, if more people love your work, it is better.

I want to make sensible commercial films.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

I don't believe in the 100 crore club.

I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.

There was a notion that I could do only niche films like 'Yevade Subramanyam' or 'Krishna Gaadi'... I wanted to break that and draw in a larger audience so that next time I do a so-called niche film, more people might come out to watch it.

Ultimately, if you act in mainstream movies, more people will come and watch your indie movies. That's how you reach the audience.

I had some great experiences, but there were times when films didn't do well right, especially after 'Vicky Donor.'