Independent Films Quotes

“Oddly, our mall had a small movie theater that showed foreign and independent films. I loved going there, loved how what I saw often confused or embarrassed me, how the movies there made me think in ways that only books did.”
― Ann Hood, Morningstar: Growing Up with Books

“Harvey Weinstein took pride in not paying bills,” recounted Miramax’s former chief financial officer John Schmidt. “But when you stiff a filmmaker you are stiffing the very lifeblood of what your business is. The whole independent film business is based on championing the small guy.”
― Ken Auletta, Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence

“Hollywood won’t tell our stories… so we must. Independent film and art are born from truth, not profit, and their survival depends on the strength of our communities. If we don’t support them, no one will.”
― Alyscia Cunningham