“The budget for Apocalypse Now in 1979 was over $25 million. For that sort of money we could have invaded somewhere.”
Clint Eastwood

“We can make bad pictures, too... Costs more, but we can make 'em.”
John Huston

“What do they want me to do? Stop now and release it as The Five Commandments.”

Cecil Blount DeMille

“So much money and energy is expended making a film that I think it should be used for positive ends.”
David Strathairn

“You make the money in movies and TV so you can do theater.”
Charles Durning