Barry Levinson Quotes

There's no doubt that 'Lion' is an audience pleaser. I mean, I went to a lot of research screenings all over, in London and America and Australia, and the results were ridiculous, and the crowds were... they just loved the movie, so for me, my job is done.

I'm obsessed with audiences and obsessed with the journey that an audience goes on.

It seems like movies that have heart to them always do well, and they find their audience.

Condense some daily experience into a glowing symbol and an audience is electrified.

You may be sure that if you succeed in bringing your audience into the presence of something that affects them, they will not care by what road you brought them there; and they will never reproach you for having excited their emotions in spite of dramatic rules.

I do like the immediacy of audience's reaction. I like when I can hear the stillness and I know that they're with us.

I still want to get some empathy from the audience, even though she's pathetic.

Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life.

You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked.

It's nice to get the feedback from a theater audience. It's a gas.

The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether that character had enough resonance with the audience. You know, to the filmgoers. And that something that you can't control.

I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.

It's nice to see people invest in what you do as an artist and sing the songs back at you and feel something. You get to feel something more than what you were feeling when you made the record.

I like to think if something scares me, then there's a very good chance an audience will feel the same way. The key is creating scenarios that people can relate to.

I'm not sure it's affection for Australian or New Zealand films or not. I think it's just that there's something about 'Wilderpeople' that has really struck a chord.

My proudest moment is when I'm part of a good film, when people are touched by it.

I've also shot plenty of films with very small audiences - 'The Sun Also Rises.' I love that film, but I didn't capture the imagination of the audience. I don't know why.

People have cried at a couple of shows. To think that someone could do that for me... Jesus Christ. That's a crazy sign.

The audience's reaction is the most rewarding thing for an actor, especially me.

I want to do stories that really move me, that have an audience, and at the end of the day, I want people to feel something when they walk out of the cinema.

We could make the most beautiful film in the world, but if it doesn't have a heart beating underneath it, then no one's going to be interested.

You got to have an emotional connect with the audience who watch you.

It is very difficult for anyone to predict how a film will do. It depends on so many things: the mood of the audience, the state of their mind at the time, how they have reacted to the whole treatment.

It is a feel-good factor when you get an instant reaction from the audience.

We are thrilled to see that audiences across age groups, across India are loving 'Thugs of Hindostan' and have made our film a part of their Diwali plans.