Joel Silver Quotes

I tried to film 'Leaves of Grass' in Oklahoma, but it was literally about a million dollars less to shoot in Louisiana.

People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.

Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven't done and something I hope I'll never have to do.

Nowadays they either want to move the film to Canada or in some cases they go to Prague or Romania or they want to keep 'em down in L.A.

If you look at only one aspect of life [taxes], maybe you would prefer living elsewhere.

Producers shoot movies where the tax incentives are.

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here.

I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.

I didn't like Los Angeles very much but I like San Francisco.

I think L.A. has got a great lifestyle, but I love New York. You couldn't do 'Broad City' in L.A. because L.A. is a much gentler place. The standard of living is so different.

'Vampire Academy' was a night shoot, so I got to know London in the darkness and had free time during the day. I saw a lot of theater while I was there.

If you go to the U.S., you've got a huge market, cheap energy, good skills, and pensions are a sensible cost.

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.

Quite a few movies are starting to film in Florida.

You know what I'm realizing? I always love a place if I like the movie I'm doing there. I've heard people say, 'I hate Pittsburgh,' and I'm like, 'I love Pittsburgh so much!' I loved what I was doing there, and I loved Austin for the same reason.

People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know.

I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.

I'm being told it saves money to shoot in Toronto, because of tax benefits, the crews are cheaper, but what I save in the bottom line, I lose in a million other ways.

I would never want to move to L.A.

But you know, there's always a danger nowadays that films are gonna be brought up to Canada for budget reasons. And that's something that really concerns me.

I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place.

I like L.A., but I shouldn't live there.

I think San Francisco is the best place in the whole world for an easy life.

If I could afford to live in London I would.

I like to visit L.A., but I wouldn't want to live there.