Sarah Dessen Quotes

Sequels to most movies are always fluff and not as good as the first.

Sure, you could go out and make Jaws today. But all of the sequels to Jaws weren't good. They are all worthless. The Godfather II is the only sequel that I have ever seen that is as good as or better than the original.

In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.

People talk a lot about Pixar going off the rails. A lot of people are saying they aren't happy that we are making sequels. But for every one of those people, there is one that is happy because they fell in love with the worlds we created. We hope we've proved that a sequel can be every bit as enjoyable as the original.

And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

I don't really care where movies come from as long as they're worth making.

You can have an amazing director and terrible script, and the film's not going to be great. But if you have the most incredible script and an okay director, you could still get a really good film.

If a film is good, it will work no matter what.

You want the actor to be happy with the movie. You really want the actor to think they did a good job and all that.

It just proves good movies don't need 100 million dollars to be good.

You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of view, the movie has to stand alone.

My feeling about the movies is that most of them are terrible. If you don't have a decent script and a decent director, forget it.

I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.

After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.

A film is sort of binary - it either works or it doesn't work. It has nothing to do with how good a job you do. If you bring it up to an adequate level where the audience goes with the movie, then it works, that is all.

It's important to be a part of good films.

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

I don't judge director on the basis of their last film.

You don't need a high concept to make a great film, of course. 'Withnail & I' is not - it's probably not much on paper, but it's one of the funniest films ever made.

Only the right films work.

A good film is a good film.

I think there are just bad films and good films. Period.

If it is a good film, the audience will like it. They will take to it if it is made with a certain amount of integrity.

No matter what kind of film one makes, it boils down to whether it's good or not.