I don't blame the people for the fact that so many movies are bad. I think there's a corrupt, perverted, lazy and sloppy attitude that's pervasive in the movie business. The whole entertainment business is kind of crumbling around us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker blames the movie business attitude rather than the audience for poor quality films.
- In plain terms
- Bad movies come from a lazy attitude in the industry, not from the audience.
- What can you take from it?
- Industry attitudes, not audiences, are responsible for bad movies.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a movie industry fail?
- How do you improve quality?
Another view
The claim that the whole business is crumbling is a broad generalization.
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