Harmony Korine Quotes

Baghbaan' is a totally commercial film.

I am not saying that I won't do big commercial films.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

I certainly wouldn't mind if 'Jurassic Park' turns out to be commercially successful, and somebody says, 'Hey, you were in a box-office hit, and if you want to do another movie, we'll give you five million dollars to make it.'

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.

I don't believe in the 100 crore club.

I don't think about how much business my films will make.

Films are commercially viable when you work with a superstar. That's why I did 'London Dreams' and 'Ready.'

Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.

A lot of dumb pictures have made a lot of money, but that doesn't mean they're going to be anything cinema students will revel over in the future.

I want people to see my name on a movie, pay money and know they're going to be entertained for 90 minutes.

I'm not averse to being in big commercial 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.

Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.

Movies are a commercial medium. We don't make movies to impress our friends and critics. It's an expensive medium. We have to gain money from it.

When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!

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

You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason.

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

Movie makers now choose profit over vision.

Whenever we actors become part of a Bollywood film, there is a certain pressure of earning a box office success.

Commercial film is a film that makes a lot of money, and I have very high hopes from 'Sonchiriya.'

Ideally, I want my films to work because I want the people who have invested their money to get back their investment and make profits too.

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

I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.