Film Franchise Quotes

I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment.

I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.

They can't make any of these talented young actors Fletch. You might as well make a movie called Chevy Chase.

What Peter Jackson proved with 'Lord Of The Rings' movies is that you could make various changes, and you could pull things around, but as long as it was in the spirit of the storytelling, and because he made The Shire so real, the fans forgave him for the changes.

If 'Trek' is a hit, we'd love to do a series of films - a regular event. Look at James Bond's films. They've been around since the early sixties.

'Star Wars' is my heart. I love it.

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

The 'Bourne' franchise means the world to me. I love that Universal wants to put one out every two years. Because it is a safe investment, I benefit from that on many levels.

I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.

If I didn't do 'Batman,' 'Birdman' wouldn't have happened.

[Sylvester Stallone] and I still touch base. I found out he was a fan of Heroes. That's kind of an amazing thing, when you look up to someone for so many years and they're actually following what you're doing. That's really a nice thing to know.

I remember when I was - I must've been 17 or 18 years old - I remember 'The Empire Strikes Back' had a big cliffhanger ending, and it was, like, three years before the next one came out.

Well, you know, we all grew up as 'Star Wars' fans.

I love being an ambassador for 'Star Wars.'

I can say I'm not doing 'X-Men.' I love the franchise, and I love the people who make them on and off screen.

Well, I've liked Star Wars since the late '70s. I liked it a lot.

If 'Dabangg' starts looking like the 'Golmaal' or 'Dhoom' franchises, then people wouldn't be able to connect with it.

George [Lucas] wanted to know whether we'd be interested. He did say that if we didn't want to do it, they wouldn't cast another actor in our parts - they would write us out.

There were a lot of great memories around 'Star Wars.' It was a foundation - probably for my interest in movies.

Whether I appear in 'Avatar 2' or 'Avatar 3', I always feel I'm a part of the 'Avatar' team.

The idea of dying and coming back is what makes the Halloween films work.

'Fast and Furious' is the only franchise that I've directed that I did not create from scratch. So it definitely was an eye-opening experience for me coming to that world. I had to be respectful of the roles that had been established by the filmmakers before me, and I was cool with that.

I always like to make sequels. It's a nice business to be in.

I'd always said never say never, because I knew that Warner Brothers wanted to do something with "Fantastic Beasts," and I did have kind of a yen to do that.

It's now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I've always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.