Film Ownership Quotes

I think, as a filmmaker, you're always responsible for your film.

The way I see it, I belong to the film as any other department.

There are films that I don't like, and then someone will come up to me and say it's their favorite movie. The movies belong to the people. You make them and you put them out. For me, I love the process of making films. For me, my favorite film is always my next one.

I think it's like the '60s - we're going to see another revolution in film where these new filmmakers stand up and take ownership of what film is and mould it into what they want.

Making movies that are really cheap and that can be owned and that you maintain your control of is really exciting.

I have no regret about making 'Heroine'; rather, I am happy I made it. I never shun my films; I stick to it.

Once the film is out and a lot of people are seeing it, it becomes almost owned by the cinemagoers of the world.

But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do something to make it his film.

With 'PKP,' I did not own the film.

Sometimes when you film, you can be in a bit of a bubble, and then suddenly when you finish filming, it's taken out of your hands - it's not yours anymore, and we all love it so much that we feel quite protective of it.

When I do a film score, I am basically nothing more than a fancy pencil for hire. I don't own any of the music when I am - it belongs to the film company - and likewise, when I am done, even if I come up with something astounding that I may want to revisit... in the world of film composition, you can't do that.

The revolution of video had a massive affect. We grew up in a time where suddenly you could own films. Before, they had a theatrical run, and then perhaps they'd come back, or you'd catch them in a retro cinema.

The only control you have over a movie is whether or not you decide to sell the rights.