Unsuccessful Film Quotes

Nobody in Hollywood ever sets out to make a bad movie ever but about 99% of the time, that's what happens.

The viewers have the brains to decide the merits of a film and there is no point in blaming them if it flops.

'High Stakes' was a very bad movie that I was cast in as a lead.

The difference between a beautifully made failure and a beautifully made hit is who you've got playing the leads.

'Karzzz' was a mistake.

There will always be times where you think, 'What went wrong? Why wasn't that one more popular?' You can't always figure that out, especially if you think you've done the best job you can do and was interesting to you. I mean, 'My Soul to Take,' I thought should have done much better, and I still like that film a lot.

I don't know, I'll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.

Whom do you feel sorrier for: the cast of 'Boat Trip' or their children? Remember, kids can be very cruel - and this latest 'get Cuba Gooding Jr. career counseling fast' project is a misfire from beginning to end.

I have made a number of movies that I have never seen. It's not a matter of ego. It's a matter of being disappointed. It's really a shame. It's just as difficult to make a movie that no one cares about as to make a hit.

I would rather not work than play in a movie that nobody watches.

Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are very difficult.

I can't think of any actor who doesn't have a flop in his career.

There have been several movies that I've done over the years that have got a bad shake - 'Speed Racer' was one of them. I loved that movie, and the fact it got such a bad reception was disheartening.

Even though 'Vicky Donor' was a huge success, I have had one or two films which have not done well, but that's all right.

When you direct a movie that makes no money whatsoever, there is no rush to your door for the next one.

I made a film where nobody got shot and nobody went to see it.

If you do a bad role in a film, you may not get television offers in future.

After acting in a critically acclaimed film like 'Kaaka Muttai,' I didn't get any offers for more than a year.

I got to make 'Trishakti' with Arshad Warsi, who was a newcomer at that time. The movie took three years to complete and became dated by the time it was released. The movie did not even get a proper release and bombed at the box office. It was a very bad patch of my life and a big disaster for my career.

'Lootera,' though not commercially successful, was a beautiful film.

There are a lot of movies I'd like to throw away. That's not to say that I went in with that attitude. Any film I ever started, I went in with all the hope and best intentions in the world, but some films just don't work.

I got much acclaim with 'Traffic Signal' but 'Superstar' didn't do well.

The first person I met in the business was David Heyman, who was a producer on Daytrippers and who went on to produce the highly-unsuccessful Harry Potter series.

It's frustrating sometimes for actors because you slam it out and you have a great time, you think it's funny, and then for whatever reason the movie doesn't come together.

In a film, there are too many characters. If the film is not a hit, then nobody really notices your work.