Yance Ford Quotes

Three of the top six documentaries of all time, grossing, are made by me.

I've often thought even ragtag gatherings of documentary filmmakers are more fun than gatherings of fiction filmmakers.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.

I never made the movies for the critics; I've done the best I could with the material and the directors and the actors I had. But the thing that's really exciting is that once I do that one project that's different, that stands out, everyone's gonna be watching.

Every time you start a project, you're hopeful that the critics receive it warmly.

We all need to be huge supporters of the theatrical documentary.

I have done many comedy films. Success of films like 'Partner,' 'Singh is Kinng' gets you to a very wide audience reach. But for greater gains, you need to take greater gambles. If it works, you get respect and recognition.

I know that I put a lot into 'Hereditary', and I'm proud of what it is. Beyond the fact that the film takes its time and asks for a certain amount of patience from the audience - and I hope it rewards that patience by the end - I know that I'm something of an aesthete. I care about aesthetics, and I love filmmaking.

Yes, there's more access to film than when I first came into the league, but because of it there's a desire to see more and study more and cover more.

Big movie or small movie, you make this thing, and then you show it to people, and you just hope they like it. You hope it works.

There's always this debate about how we need more good films but how many are willing to be part of such films.

We make movies to endorse our own personal feelings. I am not, in fact, a documentary filmmaker. I've got my personal beliefs, and I'm ready to put them out on the table.

My films are like drinking a good beer, but pleasure doesn't mean that it cannot change someone's point of view.

I want to do films that provide entertainment, but are also content-driven.

Anyone who's worked on a film would want their work to be watched and appreciated.

I don't make films for critics, and I'm not particularly interested in what they have to say, and they don't have a bearing on my audiences.

I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people.

I have always believed that facilitating good, unusual content should be one of my prerogatives as someone who has spent half his life in cinema.

I think of all my movies as home movies! It's just that some are more expensive than others.

Filmmaking is not a job but a social responsibility for me.

When you're trying to make a film, you're trying to find a way to love your subject, and you want your audience to love your subject.

As a filmmaker, I want to bring some value, some thought in the mind of my audience. When I embark on the journey of storytelling, I am an explorer.

You go real long in this business, and then you have these light-bulb moments. I just had this fleeting moment of fearlessness and a moment of trust in myself that I'm not going to listen to anyone. I'm going to do it how I want to do it. And how I want to do is what people are going to want to see and promoters want to pay for.

I also write stories and want to show these stories to the world; someday someone might want to direct them.