Karen Allen Quotes

Unless it's something very clever like 'Memento,' most independent films have a very tough life out there.

I'm really interested in making movies that people see: I've made a lot of independent films and it's really depressing when no one sees them.

While more great films are being made every year, it is increasingly difficult to get indies into theaters or on TV.

I don't see many explosions or ten-car crashes in the course of my life, so I don't put them into my movies. I would love to live in a society where 'My Dinner with Andre' made $100,000,000. Then I would be in the mainstream. I could do that stuff easier than I could do 'Meatballs.'

What has helped me is my success in commercial cinema. It has given me a platform for others to cast me in their films. If I did not have the commercial success, then I wouldn't be able to do the smaller films.

The studios didn't really take independent films seriously, till 'Sweetback' was such a financial success.

The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.

I think it's all independent films. There aren't any! If they were looking for me when I was making Polyester, then it'd be perfect, but they're not. I'm not looking for that. TV is much bigger and better now; far more people see it.

People always ask why I don't make independent movies. I do make independent movies - I just make them at Sony and Paramount.

The biggest challenge is how you get money for independent films, in these ever-changing times when most people don't really want to invest in that anymore.

You've got these big studio films and these tiny independent films now. It's very much either/or. With the independent films, it's always a beautiful risk - it might never be seen. With the studio films, you're conforming to the formula of what's always been in place.

Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are in awe of 'Bridesmaids' and totally owe them so much.

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film is over. It's dead.

After I do a big movie I get offered big movies. But I always do the weirdest indie.

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream.

The problem with independent films is that they can be hit or miss. I've seen scripts that have blown me away. But there have to be all the right ingredients in place to make them work: the director, cast, publicity, distribution.

Big films help your reach a wider audience, and doing independent films keeps your artistic side happy.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

By being part of films like 'Judwaa 2,' I can ensure that I garner more fans, who'd then want to watch me in other powerful films.

Short films are good, especially since independent films are making waves now, more than before.

Ultimately, if you act in mainstream movies, more people will come and watch your indie movies. That's how you reach the audience.

I started doing independent films. My first one was 'Miss Bala,' which was very well-received at film festivals.

I come from a background of independent films.

It's really exciting to be in a film that people actually want to go and see! I was having to pay people to see my movies!

Hollywood is no longer the top. I love going to the cinema. I've always adored the idea of being in great, epic films. But they just don't really exist anymore. It's a real shame. There's great auteurs that create small movies, but it's really hard for anyone to see them, and for them to make any sort of money, or for them even to be made in the first place.