Quotes about Independent Film

The lifeblood of my career has been independent film. Votes: 4

TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film. Votes: 4

People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money. Votes: 4

The culture of independent film criticism has totally gone down the drain and this seems to come with the territory of the consumer age that we are now living in. Votes: 4

I knew nothing about the independent film industry. I didn't know much about the industry itself. All I knew was how to watch movies, how to enjoy them, how to hate them, how not to like them. Votes: 4

Independent film is for actors that love to act. Votes: 2

I came out of independent film, that's my roots. Votes: 2

Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn't exist anymore. Votes: 2

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time. Votes: 2

I get a lot of independent films from people who are starting out. Votes: 2

I find the most interesting and most daring scripts tend to be for independent films. Votes: 2

I come from Venezuela, from the independent film arena, and you work with one camera. Votes: 2

You work hard making independent films for fourteen years and you get voted best breasts. Votes: 2

There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress. Votes: 2

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film is over. It's dead. Votes: 2

Theres plenty of great independent films to do, but you cant support yourself making independent film as an actress. Votes: 2

When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence. Votes: 2

In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story. Votes: 2

I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there's so much that I still want to do. Votes: 2

Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things that mainstream Hollywood doesn't want to do. Votes: 2

The size of a studio film lets you see technology in a way that you wouldn't on an independent film, like the gadgets and the angles and all that. Votes: 2

Right now my career is totally schizophrenic, because when an American production like Hitchcock Presents asks to see my work I would never dream of showing them my independent films. Votes: 2

So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that. Votes: 2

Independent films in this country are in the same position. Miramax and Fine Line are not independent - they're with Disney! Come on. Or they're with Warner Brothers. They're all with somebody. Votes: 2

Instead of dumping all my money on an independent film that nobody would watch and most people would make fun of behind my back, I decided, 'I'm just going to buy a house.' Votes: 2

I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business. Votes: 2

The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or less - and the huge middle ground has been lost. Cable is filling that void. Votes: 2

In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment? Votes: 2

When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and stardom. That was what we were reacting against. You'd die before you'd be bought. Votes: 2

Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent film is very confused, because there's excess pressure in the marketplace for entertainment to pay off. Votes: 2

I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents. Votes: 2

But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you never know. You do it for the joy of the part and not necessarily expect anyone to see the final product. Votes: 2

When you're making an independent film, it's like this actor plus this actor equals this funding, this financing. Pull this actor out, this actor is still here but this money's gone. It's this frightening puzzle mosaic that is the world of independent film. Votes: 2

I think that there's a lot more freedom in the low budget, the independent films where, unfortunately, you don't have the money, necessarily, to get the orchestras in there to play a lot of stuff. But, you have a lot more freedom, very often. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

There aren't many American directors here trying to direct a Japanese yakuza film. When you combine that with the fact that I don't speak much Japanese and this was an independent film I was financing myself - people were curious about what I was doing. Votes: 2

I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add up, I want to be a part of it whether it's a studio film or, more likely in that instance, an independent film. Votes: 2

I love the energy of an independent film set. No one is there for the money. Everyone is there 'cause they really want to be there. It makes all the difference in the world. It's without ego and agenda, other than just wanting to fulfill a creative dream. Votes: 2

As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents. Votes: 2

I've really enjoyed the independent film world. I've had a blast. But, the reality is that I really want to make bigger movies. If I could make movies that carry great characters and great performances and great pathos, and can have an explosion or two, that would be fine with me. Votes: 2

Independent film making is very collaborative. You feel like it's you, the director and other actors and you really feel like you have the final say. When you do the bigger films, the studio has to give the final thumbs up and they're usually not big on risk taking because they're trying to make money. Votes: 2

I did a film when I was about 30; it's a coming of age story called 'Gas Food Lodging,' and I'm so proud of that little independent film. I play this young English geologist, and he's such a simple, loving kind of guy. Doesn't talk too much. He's just a quiet guy, and he gets the girl. Votes: 2

There's a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything's against you; there's no time, and even less money - you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it's thrilling. Votes: 2

I've love to do more movies. Just because I'm interested in the medium very much. I've done a lot of theatre at this point, and I've done a lot of TV. I've done a few independent films, but a lot of them have not seen the light of day. It'd be really nice to be in a film that gets out there. Votes: 2

I feel my fuller-bodied characters are all in the independent films I do, and in the studio productions, I have to work harder to dimensionalize the characters. And that's certainly part of the job description of an actor - that's what you're supposed to do - but you have to work harder at it in the characters that I've encountered in studio films. Votes: 2

I've directed independent film. Votes: 0

I'd like to do an independent film. Votes: 0

It's just hard to get an independent film made. Votes: 0

When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue. Votes: 0

Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time Votes: 0

Id like to do an action film or a dark sort of independent piece. Votes: 0

Independent film is taking risks in all areas. It's not just about complicated women. Votes: 0

The only place that I'd be worried about being typecast is the independent film world. Votes: 0

I've always felt that an independent film is a film that almost doesn't get made. Votes: 0

I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth. Votes: 0

I did very much enjoy being part of an independent film. It was just the energy. Votes: 0

This fall I'm doing something I've never done before. I'm starring in a film, an independent film. Votes: 0

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told. Votes: 0

I had not starred in an independent film and it's about a woman who owned a hair salon. Votes: 0

It's always a challenge to make an independent film. It's always a challenge to make a low budget film. Votes: 0

Independent film is film that has thought in it. There's no independent thought in studio films. It's collective thought. Votes: 0

When you're making an independent film and you care about it so much you do all the prep work beforehand. Votes: 0

I want to have the illegitimate child of independent film making and the budget to make it. That's my aspiration. Votes: 0

You know, honestly, acting in film is remarkably independent. You're doing your thing and someone else is doing their thing. Votes: 0

To be honest, you have to do a big Hollywood film to get enough money to do a good independent film! Votes: 0

I'm really a sucker for old, old movies. Like old film noir. I don't know. I also really enjoy independent movies. Votes: 0

I might do my own independent film, that my husband wrote for me, if all the ducks are in a row. Votes: 0

Part of the excitement of doing independent film is the complete unknown of what lies in store for the film's future. Votes: 0

To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being. Votes: 0

The biggest problem with the independent film sector in Toronto is that they find themselves having to make that budget show on screen. Votes: 0

I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance. Votes: 0

I was lucky enough to come in at the beginning of the independent film movement and its really shaped my life and career. Votes: 0

Intimacy between humans need not be relegated to independent film. Real characters can exist no matter what the scale of a movie is. Votes: 0

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema. Votes: 0

Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few. Votes: 0

The great thing about an independent film is that you're too busy working, and you're too busy hoping to God to get it done. Votes: 0

It's a unique experience when you're doing an independent film where you have one person who puts up all the funds to make the film. Votes: 0

On an independent film, you really learn about pace. You have so little time to do things, that you really have to know your scenes. Votes: 0

There's no independent satisfaction without the success of the film itself. The feel that you have done the best you can to support the film. Votes: 0

I came out of independent film, that's my roots. I used my independent film as a laboratory, and used what I could discover in that laboratory. Votes: 0

I mean, I made The Phantom, although The Phantom was, believe it or not, an independent film. It was just a very large, expensive independent film. Votes: 0

I didn't fill it up with movies every time because I was trying to just film one damn movie, but that's the heartache of independent films. Votes: 0

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with the rest of cinema. Votes: 0

Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's how to make an independent film. Votes: 0

The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to get a job with. Votes: 0

I didn't have a lot of independent film connections. It really took until the digital film revolution came along that I realized that I could do it myself. Votes: 0

I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film. Votes: 0

The independent film business is pretty much gone. Now you can do it in a format where you actually get to develop a character over a period of time. Votes: 0

I love good film, whether it's an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren't necessarily eccentric ones but they're the more specific ones. Votes: 0

Because audiences all over the world can see an independent film almost anywhere and anytime, these new distribution outlets have opened a door that is revolutionizing the movie-going experience. Votes: 0

I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it. Votes: 0

When the small independent film, which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member, is now denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven. Votes: 0

For the most part, the American film market has become very corporatised, even independent film to a degree, and because of the corporate management mentality, they want to take the safe way. Votes: 0

In the States it's more and more difficult to get an independent film off the ground, and you certainly wont get the opportunity to play something like that in a studio movie. Votes: 0

The only reason I ever do an independent film is that I believe in it, and I think it has something special to offer. I'm certainly not doing it to be a millionaire. Votes: 0

And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film. Votes: 0

It's always fun to get to do independent film because I believe that that's the life blood of film. It's about writers and directors who truly have their own vision, and that's hard. Votes: 0

In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I wasn't being offered any commercial films, and there wasn't an independent scene. Votes: 0

With any independent film, it's all about getting everyone's schedules in line and everything together at the same time and just doing the best you can do when that happens - if it happens. Votes: 0

I'm always struck by the kids who turn up in New York and LA, and places in between. Chicago. Wanting to do theater, wanting to do independent film. Wanting to break into television or radio. Votes: 0

Independent film is such a huge deal in the UK. There aren't many big budget studio movies that get greenlit at all. The indie film industy is a great opportunity that I'm trying to seize. Votes: 0

I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make much money either, but it was a good film and an independent film. Votes: 0