Quotes by Eric Fellner

You can't develop a great car and sell it as an independent. You can develop a great car and make a deal with Mercedes.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

'Billy Elliot' embodies the idea that anyone can achieve anything regardless of their socio-economic background.

— Eric Fellner

Success

Technical problems are like gremlins. They come and go.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

There's so much competition for leisure time, more than ever.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

Apart from 'Stoned,' I can't think of a film that's made me think, 'Blimey, that should have been at Cannes.'

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

Do we have good writers, producers and actors in the U.K.? Yes we do.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

Film is not a national business. It's international. And its centre will always be Hollywood.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

For us in England, the relative value of the pound against the dollar, that has a huge impact on how easy it is to get our films made in the U.K.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

I have always thought we should think less about the British film industry as an entity, and more about getting British talent working.

— Eric Fellner

Success

I think Cannes is usually pretty fair in choosing what will play well to the home festival crowd.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

I'm a blind optimist when going into things.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

It's fantastic to see 'Les Miserables' become the top-grossing film at the U.K. box office.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

Making movies is like herding cats.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

'No Country for Old Men' was epic.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

Somebody has to invest in creating the movies of the future.

— Eric Fellner

Hope

The idea that the Tony committee and the New York theater community as a whole have embraced 'Billy Elliot' is very, very exciting.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

The more you keep costs down, the more freedom you have creatively.

— Eric Fellner

Freedom

The U.K. needs more first class studio space to encourage the growth of the film and TV sector.

— Eric Fellner

Courage

The writer Richard Curtis is a genius.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

With 'Anna Karenina,' I just think it's a stunning visual tour de force for a director who is at the top of his game.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

You can get swept away by a musical, but real tears are rare.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

You never get time at Working Title, sadly, to enjoy any film's success, because you're worrying about the next lot.

— Eric Fellner

Success

'Billy Elliot' prides itself on being a family show, and it made sense to specifically cater to a family audience with an earlier evening curtain time.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom

I think it would be a good thing in the creative community if there was less embarrassment of this word 'commercial' because that's how you make a business.

— Eric Fellner

Wisdom