Jon Watts Quotes

At the end of the day, the less money you have, the easier it is to make a movie.

Usually, I make such small-budget films that I can't afford to buy weather.

When you're shooting a movie that's not necessarily a huge budget, you have to think about what you can leave out and still make it interesting.

When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum.

I've always worked very efficiently on small budgets, both in documentaries and in features.

The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget.

Even when you have a big budget, you can't just shoot everything.

You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to rehearse.

I just want to make films that have enough of a budget to pull off high-level imagery but also have a budget that is low enough that I can do what I want.

As long as you keep your budgets small, there's a way of making films.

When you're shooting super-low-budget - we had 20 days to shoot 'Diary,' and a little over $2 - time is money.

We're making high-budget movies with a low-budget attitude.

I try not to shoot unnecessarily or spend on extra expenses that normally happen on a film set - like actors' fees.

You can't compromise to keep the film in budget.

I can't speak for other people but the budget of my films is super tight to an extent that people can't even imagine.

I got so good at writing to a budget, my brain was restricting myself. I'd write, "It's a stormy night." Then I'd cross out stormy. I'd write: "It's a calm night." Then I'd cross out night. It's noon. Because you know how much night costs. You know how much rain costs. Nothing comes free in movies.

Some people make movies and think, "Well, I'll just keep asking for more money if this isn't enough." And then there are other people, like Clint Eastwood, who always come in under budget.

That's why my attitude, even on my larger-scale movies, is to make them cheap. The less these things cost, the better for everybody.

If we do another 'Deadpool,' we'd love to have more money for visual effects. But I don't think anybody does good with an excess of time or money.

After 'Maryada Ramanna,' I wanted to make a quick film on a shoestring budget.

Make your film for the least amount you can.

There is no reason why excellent pictures can't be made for $4-5 million.

When you keep things responsible and manageable, you can make some interesting movies that you maybe couldn't make otherwise.

I don't choose to make movies as small as the movies I've made. The combined budget of my two films is far under $5 million, but it's just by necessity that it ends up being that way.

Not many people get that chance to have multiple studios wanting you to make a movie with them.