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Financiers Quotes

The money behind the scenes.

These financiers quotes span economic inequality and the specific frustrations artists face when courting studio backers. Related reading sits in our Capitalism quotes section.

Eye-popping tales of growing income inequality are hardly new. By now, nearly every American must be painfully aware of the widening pay gap between top executives and shop floor laborers; between 'Master of the Universe' financiers and pretty much everyone...

Quotes by Steven Rattner

The first time I did a big American film, I was surprised by all the different financiers who came to the set and told the director what to do.

Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

Funders, financiers why don't you support childcare? Make it a budget line in your productions and please please let's not be ageist.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

Films like 'Satyamev Jayate' help in getting some distributors and financiers for films like 'Gali Guleiyan' which give me a lot of satisfaction.

Quotes by Manoj Bajpayee

Ability Quotes

For storytellers, financiers make ideal rogues. The easiest way to make characters unappealing is to make them rich - shorthand for spoiled, picky, superior, and cold-hearted.

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count...

Quotes by Lili Taylor

The Internet is now the catalyst in our society for growing our economy, engaging in the democratic process, and connecting with one another. It is an information equalizer, and everyone from farmworkers to financiers deserves fair access to it.

Quotes by Kevin de Leon

We need banks and financiers and entrepreneurs to take risks because that's how economies grow over time.

Quotes by Greg Ip

While one should never underestimate the ability of risk-besotted financiers to wreak havoc, the real threat to capitalism isn't unfettered financial cunning. It is, instead, the unwillingness of executives to confront the changing expectations of their stakeholders.

Quotes by Gary Hamel

Academy Awards Quotes

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

Quotes by Dougray Scott

Think about Medusa, with the snakes. If you shoot a movie in Europe, the financiers are three snakes, and they all have opinions. In Hollywood there are, like, 20 snakes.

Quotes by Daniel Espinosa

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

Quotes by Alex Winter

Frequently Asked Questions

What role do financiers play according to these quotes?
They're portrayed as powerful decision-makers who fund productions and, in some cases, dictate creative direction to directors on set.
Do any quotes criticize financiers?
Yes, one calls out funders for failing to support childcare, suggesting it should be treated as a standard budget line item.
How does income inequality connect to financiers?
One quote links growing pay gaps between executives and laborers to broader questions about who controls capital. Related discussion continues in Capitalism quotes.
Are financiers always seen negatively?
Not entirely - one credits certain financiers with making smaller, satisfying films possible in the first place.
What's a common frustration artists express about financiers?
Surprise at how many financiers show up on set and try to direct decisions that aren't really theirs to make, a tension echoed in Big quotes.

From childcare funding gaps to distributors calling the shots, these lines expose who really controls creative projects. Browse more in Ability quotes and Big quotes.