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I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets.

The corporation and the hedge funds have a hold on Hollywood, and they all want to make money on anything that signifies cinema.

I think what Hollywood has done for so long, is make movies for themselves.

Times change; Hollywood is not the same as it was when I first entered the business. It felt to me like it was starting to narrow down and centralize itself around what would... make money.

Hollywood has a way of making everything seem like an overnight success.

I'd be lying if I said Hollywood wasn't still an ambition; it's everyone's, isn't it? You're getting paid very well, you're working with great actors and great directors - who wouldn't want to be a part of that? But it's not going to break my heart if it doesn't happen. This business is about doing good work rather than how famous it makes you.

I think, unfortunately or fortunately, the reality of Hollywood is that if your movie makes money, they'll make another one.

For the most part, Hollywood is very transactional. People want to make movies and television shows.

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.

Well, Hollywood isn't made up of individual studio heads anymore. It's made of corporations. And corporations are looking for the bottom line. They don't want to take chances. They want the money back for stockholders.