Film Value Quotes

Children are primed to take in something of more moral value than they're getting. I know I'm blowing my own horn here, but 'E.T.' had value to it in terms of the feeling about yourself that you walked away with.

It's a terrible thing to make films that are never seen or experienced by audiences. Often times nobody knows about them, even though they are great films. They are not promoted and that's really sad.

There's no point in making a movie just to be making a movie.

I'm not in the advertising business, but I think it would be very nice if people went to see the film Hamlet, because it was made with love and integrity.

I make aesthetic movies which are grand and with some of the biggest stars. It's not fair to run them down. I don't make tacky films.

If I had only one film in the world to save, it would be 'Grand Illusion.'

I've never been a snob. It [movie] is just about stories. And I've never felt just because it's a big screen and you plop down your eight bucks that gives it a special meaning. It's just "Are you good at telling a story?"

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

It's not always about playing the lead. It's also about being associated with an important and good film.

For me, personally, the value of a film is not determined by a review, but the health of the film is.

I've always found that no matter how much you spend on a movie - you can spend sixty dollars or sixty million dollars - if the movie's good, it's good.

So our films had a lot more to them than entertainment value, and I'm glad that a lot of people recognize that now. People realize now the value of them as educational.

I do know my own films don't necessarily work within that high-pressure reductive moment of the opening weekend - or all the ways that many people assess the value of movies.

Yes, I want to do good work. But just because a movie is small, it doesn't make it better. In fact, there are a lot of really horrible independent movies made.

People want a certain amount of respect when they watch a film: it should be worth of their time.

If a film is good, it will work no matter what.

Of course, I love chats with various actors about the process and how they do it. To me, if it's not on the camera, if it's not there, it's not worth it. It really just isn't worth it.

For me, there is nothing more valuable than how people feel in a movie theater about a movie.

For me, when I choose a script, I put my heart and soul into it, and that is exactly what I look for in a film. A good film is a good film. And if it's a bad film, irrespective of whether it's made 300 crores or 200 crores or any amount of money, it doesn't matter to me.

I want the audience to watch my films, and that is what I value more than any awards.

No matter what kind of film one makes, it boils down to whether it's good or not.

It's always exciting to be part of films where you matter and add value.

If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.

I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle.

You never know what you have until you put it in front of an audience. That's the truth. That's the truth of filmmaking and that's why you make movies, for an audience to, hopefully, enjoy it.