Being on a movie set is like one long financial crisis.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In troubled times the last thing you want to do is to stick your money into a film. It's such a gamble.
And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.
My taste in films doesn't lead financers to think they are going to make a zillion dollars.
I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days.
A lot of things and a lot of money is involved in a movie. It is very upsetting when a movie doesn't fare well at the box-office.
To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It's important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.
I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously.
Every film is hard to fund.
You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism.
The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.