But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business is not that dissimilar from a lot of other businesses.

Quote by Steven Soderbergh

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Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim...

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me....

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't...

I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.

Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering.

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...