It was a different time in the 1970s. Movies didn't have to make as much money.
There was a time when I was called the wizard of the box-office.
Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers.
I want a certificate that allows me to make as big a box office as possible.
The idea of a film staying in theaters for a year is something of a fantasy today.
If I can sell tickets to my movies like Red Sonja or Last Action Hero, you know I can sell just about anything.
Actors used to carry films because people would have to actually go to the movies to see them. It was the only place. But now there's none of that mystique, and so there's less of a reason to buy a ticket.
Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video and video-on-demand and DVD and streaming video and all of these things.
At one time, I would actually ride around to movie theaters to check the lines.
We tend to say that some films are made for multiplex audience and some for single-screen theatres.
Everyone may not go and buy a ticket to watch a movie, but everyone has a television at home. It definitely has a huge reach and a huge connect with the audience.
We are living in an age where teenagers are not going to the movies.
