In the industry, you do need some ethics - if one film does well, then thousands get work and money comes back to the industry. I guess the bottomline is, if there are two versions, then the better one will click.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.
I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't you?' The film business in general is using a model that is outdated and, worse than that, inefficient.
There's always gonna be people with a lot of money making film, and the goal is to make profit and carry on. It is a business. The goal is to make a living doing it and to be comfortable.
It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle.
Making a film, every film, is a big gamble, large or small. The more that you do it, the more you're aware of that.
Film is different for me now. If the money is good and it's not totally revolting, I'll do it.
Film is a different art form with its own demands and its own riches.
You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.
To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It's important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.