I did a short film called 'Disco' and won an award for Best Supporting Actor at an indie film festival, and that was nice. Hopefully there's lots more to come. Votes: 3
You gain and lose different things in different mediums or different sectors of different mediums. There are liberties you get on tiny indie films in terms of not having to be designed toward a marketing demographic. Votes: 3
I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not the case because Latino communities don't have access to indie films. If you go into communities of color you will only find the big theater chains which only play the blockbuster genre films. Votes: 3
Indie film isn't dead, it just grew up. Votes: 2
Maybe I could do some indie film and get my kit off. I'd never say never. Votes: 2
I would be perfectly happy doing an indie film that had some really cool creative ideas. Votes: 2
I always feel I could be like Toni Collette, going between big studio things and indie films. That would be feasible. Votes: 2
You know, the people who do indie film and decide who gets those little budgets? They're mean, man. They're cold and very cool-oriented. Votes: 2
Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be. Votes: 2
I think indie films are really important, because they show the studios and the audiences when they see them, great stories. Really interesting, small stories. Votes: 2
Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie films, stuff like that. Votes: 2
It is hard to come up with ideas that are achievable on a scale that you know you are going to have for an indie film but it also have some kind of hook. Votes: 2
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: 2
I started with commercials - for shampoo, pancakes, insurance, Volvo. I did a Lux soap commercial with Sarah Jessica Parker. And I got a role in an indie film called Satellite that did well in festivals. Votes: 2
I've done a lot of very low-budget indie films, so it was just really exciting and fun to be doing a film where there's a lot more time and these huge, vast sets. I was like a kid in a playground. It was amazing! Votes: 2
Digital also had this evolution that came out of post-production. And George Lucas did it because he wanted to make a big movie with special effects. Sort of the opposite of what you'd think is an indie film. So it's coming from both these angles. Votes: 2
Im gonna try to pay for CLERKS III myself. As much as I love the crowd-funding model, thats an advancement in indie film that belongs to the next generation of artists. I started on my own dime, and if Im allowed, I should finish on my own dime. Votes: 2
All the jobs I've gotten in the last two years are because directors have seen the work I've done - indie films, plays, short student films, TV - since I moved to the states in 1996. I mean, I have an entire career in Canada that nobody has seen. Votes: 2
I just filmed a movie with my boyfriend, an indie film called 'Conception.' And it's kind of like an R-rated version of 'Valentine's Day.' So it's like all about eight couples, and me and my boyfriend play one of them together. And that was a lot of fun. Votes: 2
Well, that's the great thing about indie film, in general. If it's not subject to the constraints of too much pressure from the studio or marketing, and all of that, you get to actually present fuller characters and you get to have the dark side of the characters. That's usually what gets cut out. Votes: 2
I was the female lead in a romantic comedy. It's a little indie film that we shot in China called 'America Town,' starring Daniel Henney and Bill Paxton. I actually had to speak Chinese in the film. It was funny because I found out I was doing the film and then a week later, I was in Shanghai. Votes: 2
Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it's enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that. Votes: 2
I think people are willing to take more of a risk on an indie film, about character, etc...but at the same time, when I work on projects that are substantially bigger, in a way they do feel small. Even though the catering is way better and we actually have someone shooting with real film.... The budgets are bigger but the story still feels small, like an indie film. Votes: 2
The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes. Votes: 0
I've always done indie films, but things started picking up more for, for a lack of a better word, more professional things. Votes: 0
I was never really a child actor. I was working sporadically in indie films in Pennsylvania, but I was still living at home. Votes: 0
I'd like to do interesting indie films mixed with big, high-paying commercial blockbusters. 'One for you, one for me,' is what they say. Votes: 0
I think indie films have more of a fresh, experimental vibe about them, whereas studio films know what they want and can basically get it. Votes: 0
We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie. Votes: 0
I really feel like indie films are where I learn to be a better actor, especially because they always give you a bit more freedom to collaborate. Votes: 0
I'm a big fan of character actors like Johnny Depp and Gary Oldman. My goal is to continue playing character roles in indie films and move into playing character leads. Votes: 0
I took an acting class with Louise Lasser, Woody Allen's first wife and co-star in many movies. I've done some other indie films, if you look on the YouTube. I love acting - it's great. Votes: 0
It's really a great luxury to have, to be able to go from big films to indie films, too. Because I'm on the job learning as an actor, and independent films is where I'm learning to act.
Films are just consumables. Votes: 3 Kristin Scott Thomas
Indie world won't have me, and mainstream world treats me like an alien, but here I am still floating between these two worlds. Votes: 4 Billy Corgan