Peter Landesman Quotes

I think the success of a film is very important to an actor. It depends on how many people go to watch your movies; the more the merrier. Nobody wants to do a film for five people. You work so hard that millions of people watch the movie; this is directly related to box office success.

People call me a movie star. If you're in the business, a movie star is someone who can make a film bankable. My name and $6 million will make a $6 million movie. I'm a working actor. Because I started late, I had a very short run as a leading man, and my films didn't make money in America.

If you are the kind of guy who draws in 100 million people to see his film, you've got every right to be paid accordingly, but I qualify as a character actor. I don't put a bum on a seat.

The thing that runs through the British film industry even today is a lot of unsung movies are financially the bigger ones. Even though they weren't always the greatest of movies, something in them was very potent which people loved.

If you know the filmmaker is good and the leading actor is a movie star like Diane Lane, you know you're part of something great.

There's little that compares with the thrill of a hit major motion picture experience.

I certainly wouldn't mind if 'Jurassic Park' turns out to be commercially successful, and somebody says, 'Hey, you were in a box-office hit, and if you want to do another movie, we'll give you five million dollars to make it.'

'Aashiqui 2' and 'Yeh Jawaani' were hit films, especially the former film in which I was the protagonist.

My job is to make superhit films

Of course, Malayalam has a slightly different way of working because here at least if the movie is good, it gets some mileage by word of mouth even if you don't have big heroes.

Really bad reviews can hurt pretty much any movie. They say that some films are review-proof, but I think that's probably big high-concept movies, comedies, and so on. But, on the whole, if a film gets dreadful reviews, it will affect its business.

I was the first wrestler ever in the history of wrestling to star in a major motion studio picture that became #1 box office of the weekend, and that gave the itch to I don't know how many wrestlers.

I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!

The box office performance of a film is instrumental in an actor being perceived as saleable.

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

I mean, obviously it's exciting for me to see what 'The Revenant' is doing in the box office. That's very exciting.

'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.

Working in a hugely, commercially successful film benefits everyone.

'Badlapur' was my first film that did well, commercially. People have also watched the other films that I have made, but they didn't bring in the footfall.

It doesn't matter how big the film is - if the story is not good, it will not be accepted. Stardom can maybe pull audiences to theatres but beyond that it is all about content.

My audiences love watching my films.

'ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance' and 'ABCD 2' has succeeded not merely because of dance, but mainly because of its good script. Viewers have loved the story, and that's why my movies have done well at the box office.

2008 was a good year as 'Gaja' was a hit.

When I saw 'Shola Aur Shabnam' and 'Aankhen,' I did not anticipate that they would become such hits. They looked like B-plus projects.

Whether you are a star kid or not, it all depends on the actor and how he/she can get the audience to the theatre.