I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes you have to make a movie to make money.
My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don't have a very fancy bank account. I'd rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money.
You end up giving up half your salary every time you make a movie because you need the money to make the movie you have in your head.
I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money.
Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot.
You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason.
I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.
I never did films for the money or because I needed to buy a house or car. I do it because I love my job.
Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?
If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right.