Quote by Woody Allen

If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right.

If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something

Summary

This quote, attributed to filmmaker and director Woody Allen, suggests that the financial success or failure of his films is not his primary concern. Instead, he values artistic integrity and staying true to his vision. Allen implies that if his films are not commercially successful but are still well-received by those who appreciate his distinctive style or storytelling, then he considers it a sign of successfully pursuing his creative objectives. This quote reflects Allen's attitude toward the financial aspect of filmmaking and prioritizes artistic expression over monetary gain.

Topics

Movies

By Woody Allen

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.

Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.

Neighbors

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk o

We know there is no such thing as freedom without the risk of failure.

Failure

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellec

The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.

Mark Twain, What Is Man?

Man Mankind

I often find myself privately stewing about much British art

I often find myself privately stewing about much British art, thinking that except for their tremendous gardens, that the English are not primarily visual artists, and are, in nearly unsurpassable ways, literary.

Art

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.

Antoine De SaintExupery

Responsibility

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks est

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt.

Henry Bolingbroke

Pride

A variety of factors contribute to the price of gasoline in

A variety of factors contribute to the price of gasoline in the United States. These factors include worldwide supply, demand and competition for crude oil, taxes, regional differences in access to gasoline supplies and environmental regulations.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

David Lloyd George

Diplomacy

Since this is the age of science, not religion, psychiatrist

Since this is the age of science, not religion, psychiatrists are our rabbis, heroin is our pork, and the addict is the unclean person.

Age Religion Science

Dreams have a way of persisting. They just don't come true u

Dreams have a way of persisting. They just don't come true until you DO what you CAN.

Dreams Inspirational

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

Sin

I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my

I hope and hoping feeds my pain I weep and weeping feeds my failing heartI laugh but the laughter does not pass withinI burn but the burning makes no mark outside

Niccolo Machiavelli, Machiavelli

Reading