Drew Barrymore Quotes

Every film may not be appropriate for a theatrical release, and the theatrical business is not a very good business for anybody except the distributor.

To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it.

I think, it's important to understand how to release a film.

The two Hindi movies that I did were not marketed well, and so not many people came to watch the film, hence the audience doesn't know much about me. I am a newcomer, and I cannot sell a film on my own. There has to be a backing in terms of producers.

Anytime you make a movie, the goal is a wide theatrical release, with the right distributor.

They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll open your film in Arkansas.'

Miramax can buy a small independent movie that isn't very good, but because it has great relationships with different theaters, it can get into a big theater.

But you just don't know where any film is going to go, or how it's going to end up. Films so often don't get the love and attention needed to get to the right festival, or find the right distributor, or get seen by the world.

I didn't even think anyone would want to make 'Cop Car,' and then I didn't think anyone would want to distribute 'Cop Car,' and then I didn't think anyone would want to see 'Cop Car.'

I think of 'Beyond The Clouds' very fondly. Yes, it has not been seen by a lot of people in theatres. I had anticipated more people would watch it. But that has to do with something I don't know well: marketing. A lot of people didn't even know that it was a Hindi film.

I have never had the problem of finding a producer for my films. I think I am just lucky because my first film didn't do great box office business.

I wrote another wrestling film script. And we finished the shooting [with Lloyd Phillips]. But Henry Winkler came out with his own wrestling film, which did poorly. So the studios passed on ours, and it never got released.

I'm always slightly worried if I do a film and we're filming it in Luxembourg. I know it's going to go straight DVD.

My previous movie before 'Life Is Beautiful' was the same; they didn't release it so much in United States.

You could go out with a camcorder tomorrow and make a movie with virtually no money, but promoting a tiny low-budget movie costs $20 million. And the money they spend on the big movies is astronomical.

Ironically, it's easier to raise the money to make the film than it is to have the film find wide distribution.

When I was out promoting 'Selma,' I became aware of so many other films that ought to be getting distribution. And this is a problem I can do something about because of my experience.

When my second film 'Dus' released, I was still getting compliments for 'Tum Bin' because it was a hit on satellite channels.

I've always admired how closely someone like C.V. Kumar works with the creative team to promote a film.

The Mumbai film industry has definitely a bigger reach. But considering the rich content of work in many Bengali films, even by new directors, there has to be a better financially backed distribution model for films here.

It makes sense for an actor to space out his releases. But filmmaking is unpredictable.

People often accuse me of being serious. Have I played serious roles in 'Honeymoon Travels' and 'Sankat City?' It is just that after the films were made, producers did not have money to bombard it all over the place.

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

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

I don't think you can name a good picture where the production or the possible promotion isn't "cast-contingent." That means the film needs not just star power but star box office power.