William Hurt Quotes

I like the intimacy of independent films and I like the idea that people aren't being paid necessarily as much money as some one on a studio film.

I personally like to do independent films.

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.

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.

The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes.

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

You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label.

Unless it's something very clever like 'Memento,' most independent films have a very tough life out there.

I've done a lot of independent films that not a lot of people have seen.

Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of money. I think they're more interesting because they're not watered down to appeal to the masses. They tend to have a unique voice.

Some critic complained about how many small films are released in New York... it annoyed me. Those small films that are lucky to get two weeks are often my favorite films of the year.

The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.

When I started, every film got a full theatrical distribution. Today, almost no low budget films, maybe two or three a year, will get a full theatrical distribution. We've been frozen out of that, which means they must be aware that for a full theatrical distribution it either has to be something like Saw or some exploitation film of today or an extremely well made personal film.

I think the art film, or the auteur-driven film - and not only foreign, but domestic films following that path - can get a small share of the box office. And I think that small share may open up a little bit.

Movies will end up being this esoteric art form, where only singular people will put films out in a small group of theaters.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

Mostly I do films that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't touch.

It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance.

I'd love to do more independent films.

Independent film is for actors that love to act.

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

I always went to see independent films, they're the movies I'm usually most excited to see.

I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.

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

When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release.