Previews Quotes

When I go to the movies, and I have to sit through ten previews of films that look (alike) and tell the whole story, you know that we`ve reached an age of consensus. And consensus is the worst thing for us. We all agree to agree. That`s where we lose it as a culture. We have to move away from that.

If we had to do things the American PG way, then we were screwed. Alexander had to be an R picture. If you work in Hollywood, you have to get past the studio development committees. The thousands of demands. The previews where they dumb it down for the audience. The system wears you down. It`s a monster -- demanding, uncompromising. Marty Scorsese and Spike Lee have been through hell ...

There were no previews; we made the film we wanted to make.

"I love the movie previews... you know... Why is it whenever you`re watching a movie preview you always feel like you have to comment on it to the person you`re with? `Yeah... I`m not gonna see that movie. I`m gonna wait for that on VIDEO.` I mean when you think about it, it`s just a commercial for the movie. You know, you never sit at home watching tv-- "Yeah... I`m not buying that cereal. I don`t like cereals with raisins in `em. ...What`s your take on that commercial? Where you goin`?"