Christopher Nolan Quotes

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

I don't want to make a 100 hundred million dollar movie I have no stake in.

I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were.

You only have so much money to shoot a movie with.

The success of the film should depend on its budget.

In the U.K., there's absolutely no money for television. So you can do pretty much whatever you want. They're not losing money on any of the shows, so they'll give you a lot of creative freedom. In the United States, there are millions and millions of dollars at stake, so they need a sure formula.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

I hadn't made a big-budget film, and in Hollywood there's a sort of man and boys situation. You're a man, you make $80 million movies! As if it's harder to make an $80 million movie. Well, I guess businesswise it is because you have more executives to argue with.

It's sad when you say a $30 million film is an inexpensive film, but it is.

The only pitch I have to movie people is the same as this one: Just give me $8 million. I'm not telling you what it's about and I'm not telling you who's in it.

It's hard to make a movie that's very expensive and not be thinking of the results all the time.

Film-making, in itself, is such a risky, costly-yet-uncertain business that despite being wealthy, 90 percent of people don't become producers.

The budget of 'Vada Chennai' is nearly Rs 60 crores.

If you screw up five films straight, then you're done. It's a business, the producer invests money and you need to make sure his money is recovered and in the process you give out the best film.

When you're spending $200 million on a movie, you need to make $400 million to break even. It's a spectacle.

Hits and flops are part and parcel of movie business.

At the end of the day, there is a lot of money that gets put into films.

If one makes a short film with reasonable technical finesse, it will cost between Rs. 50,000 and Rs. one lakh. That's a lot of money for someone starting off.

Indie movies can be a lot more stressful than studio pictures. The stakes are just as high whether you're talking $3 million or $40 million.

The film business seems to attract rules more than any other business. I don't know why it does. I think it's because there's so much money at stake.

I see myself directing, writing, doing my own TV shows and movies.

I became a producer because of projects I wanted to pursue and develop as a director or actor.

At the end of the day, filmmaking is a business. You want everyone to make money.

As long as your movies don't lose money, you'll always be able to make them.

I want to make my own Netflix originals.