Ray Harryhausen Quotes

In movies, images cost - if you want a big image, it takes more money.

I don't see a big difference between the job of directing a low-budget movie and the job of directing a big-budget movie.

Vada Chennai 2' needs a big budget.

If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

You have to realize I like doing big movies that appear on a big screen. So the visuals and the audio have to be of a certain quality before I start to get excited about the thing.

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

I will always endeavour to bring out the best films.

Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.

I like my visuals to feel like movies.

Once your acting job is over, you just hope they have a good editor and they put together a good film.

To me, movies are valuable as an art form and as a wonderful means of popular entertainment. But I think movies have gone terribly wrong.

People like movies made by the Ramu Enterprises banner because they get to see a film with rich production values.

If you have skills to pull off even a four-hour film, people will go and watch it.

My goal from the very beginning was to make very visually lush, juicy films that you can really sink your teeth into. That's always been part of my modus operandi.

I want to make films that people will say, 'That movie rocked!'

I've always found that no matter how much you spend on a movie - you can spend sixty dollars or sixty million dollars - if the movie's good, it's good.

I feel digital is here to stay. It is going to wipe out small and medium budget films, mark my words.

I must admit, strong films are more interesting to me, as, by the end of the day's shooting, you feel good.

I love film very much. It's very special to me, and seeing how it all turns out is always just a magical moment for me.

With good content, a solid director can make a film without a superstar.

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

Our films tremendously influence people. But at the same time, no one goes to the cinema to listen to lectures, so if you have an interesting story, and if you can showcase it as a film, and its messages are good, then it's like an icing on the cake: it shall be a superhit. And if I get those kind of films, I'll definitely want to work on it.

Both 'Gulabo Sitabo' and 'Udham Singh' are cinematic experiences; nothing is less, nothing is more. It's all about creating good cinema.

The most fun about working with special effects is that you have to really rely on your imagination to build the scene. You can't actually see how what you're doing will fit in ultimately and you look silly while doing it but when you see the finished product it becomes something amazing!

All producers and directors want to make good films.