I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.
I love the energy of an independent film set. No one is there for the money. Everyone is there 'cause they really want to be there. It makes all the difference in the world. It's without ego and agenda, other than just wanting to fulfill a creative dream.
Independent film is not only an oxymoron; it doesn't exist anymore.
The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or less - and the huge middle ground has been lost. Cable is filling that void.
It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the old days you could go and get a certain amount of the budget with foreign sales, now everybody wants a marketable angle.
When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence.
Definition of an independent film is torture with less money and time.
There's plenty of great independent films to do, but you can't support yourself making independent film as an actress.
TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.
In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story.