George Takei Quotes

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

Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success.

I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.

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.

I hope there are 10 sequels to the 'Guardians' movie!

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 want to do 'Company of Heroes 2,' if they do it. It depends on how the movie performs, but they hope it will perform well. They have a franchise on their mind, and if it's a franchise, man, I'm going to be a very happy person.

To what extent a film works is beyond me. My first film 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' did wonders at the box office. Then 'Chocolate' was also quite popular, but it didn't have the same effect as the first one.

Working in a hugely, commercially successful film benefits everyone.

My job is to make superhit films

I would be lying to you if I said I wouldn't love for it [Equalizer] to become a franchise, I would love for it to become a hit and all that great stuff. Who knows-you just make the best movie you can make, you know it's like, eat the whole thing, one piece at a time. And then, we'll see what happens, I would love for it to be.

Fundamentally, the most important thing is to get the film made for me and to get as many people to see it as possible. And if I help that, then - I know I help that, let's put it that way. I do know that I help that. It is called show business.

You can't do anything about a film's fate at the box office.

There are very few movies that become real phenomenons the way 'Twilight' or 'The Hunger Games' did.

I have made my mark as an actor and I have also established myself as a producer with a franchise like 'Dabangg.'

My family believes in a good script and ultimately everything that is attached to it. I am more interested in a hit film than a good film.

I do believe that there are some films that cannot be made without stars.

With 'Judwaa 2,' I captured the kind of market that I could have never penetrated into on another occasion.

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.

I don't understand what A grade commercial cinema is. If you are talking about box office success, mine are A+ then!

It's a hugely popular franchise, and every 'Housefull' film has worked well at the box office.

I want all my films to do well.

If 'Dabangg' starts looking like the 'Golmaal' or 'Dhoom' franchises, then people wouldn't be able to connect with it.

Dabangg' is an actor-driven franchise.

At the end of the day, all I want is that my films should do well.