Peter Bogdanovich Quotes

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.

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.

I was always flattered, but I just want my movies to make money. I want to be commercial. I'm never the person who says, "I don't care if people don't see my movies." I always want people to see my movies.

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.

You don't leave behind box office scores or how many dollars changed hands.

I didn't make good money on 'Nightmare' until part three. I eventually got some nice merchandising checks.

To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the box office.

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.

I think everybody involved in a movie thinks about the box office. It's the 'biz' part of showbiz.

I have not been a follower of how many millions my films made or did not make.

So how critics will perceive your film or your work, or whether your movie is going to make $100 million at the box office, or whether you are going to be winning any awards - well, you have no control over that.

In my career, I've never been a box office name. Granted, a couple of my movies have made a lot of money, but I'd do other movies which make very little money, or they're not seen that much.

Film is not just about the art form but also how it fares at the box office.

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

I am not a fool. I know where I stand in terms of box office returns.

Ninety per cent of my movies were hits.

Box office success definitely matters. I will be lying if say it does not matter.

You can be taking two steps forward as an actor, but if a movie doesn't make money, you might as well be taking two steps backwards. It's all about economics.

The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will just be commercially successful, then you can also sink yourself as a studio.

I'm not averse to earning someone; in fact I'd love to earn some money. But also my choices of movies don't tend to make money but I get to make interesting films. But it doesn't mean I don't want to earn shitloads of cash.

I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.

If my film doesn't make money, it means people didn't go watch it. So it doesn't matter then that the critics loved it.

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

At the end of the day, it's a business; people want to make money. That's the intention with every film. It happens for some movies. For others, it doesn't.