Val Kilmer Quotes

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

The bottom line of Hollywood is money.

There is no money in films, till the time you make it to a certain bracket.

Basically, movies come down to economics, and they're always too expensive. From a producer's point of view, an actor is either going to make him money or save him money.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

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!

Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.

If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.

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

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

It's a sin to have your films not to make money.

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.

A financial shift happened with 'Facing the Giants' and 'Fireproof,' where movies that were faith-based films were profitable. And people in Hollywood - like people in downtown U.S.A. - are out to make money.

If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.

Hollywood listens to money and to controversy.

If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made.

If I want to be a leading man in a film, box office numbers count because producers have invested money. I see no wrong in that process.

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

What is a commercial film? I think every film is commercial, as every film makes money.

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

You cannot predict how well a film will do.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

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.

If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.

There's very few people who want to just make beautiful films that make money, when they can make films that make huge money.