Joel Grey Quotes

It's called show business for a reason. The theater owners want to make money, and understandably so.

Films are commercially viable when you work with a superstar. That's why I did 'London Dreams' and 'Ready.'

I would never want to do a content-driven film with a box office life of Rs 20 crore.

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.

It's a sin to have your films not to make money.

When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

My movies make a profit, but obviously not a fortune.

Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?

If you make a good film, then there's no harm if it achieves commercial success.

Ideally, I want my films to work because I want the people who have invested their money to get back their investment and make profits too.

I want my films to make money first. Awards and all can come later.

Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it.

If you screw up five films straight, then you're done. It's a business, the producer invests money and you need to make sure his money is recovered and in the process you give out the best film.

If a movie crosses budget and becomes a hit, no one cares. They care only when it doesn't do well.

At the end of the day, it's a business; people want to make money. That's the intention with every film. It happens for some movies. For others, it doesn't.

Box office success definitely matters. I will be lying if say it does not matter.

I always say, what really makes a movie commercial is that it makes its money back.

I figured, when I make a movie, especially earlier in my career, one thing I was going to make sure was that the movie doesn't cost a lot and that it has potential to make a lot of money. That's how you get respect in Hollywood.

I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

I didn't make good money on 'Nightmare' until part three. I eventually got some nice merchandising checks.