There were two practical reasons we moved to Venice. One was that there was an artists movement and a countercultural movement. Lots of people we might want to hire lived in the area. We also wanted to buy in a lower rent area that looked like it was going to be gentrified so that we could eventually sell the studio for more money.More Roger Corman quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I think one of the reasons movies are the quintessential modern art form is that it is partially a business. The director needs a crew - the writer, the producer, etcetera - and to have that, he needs money.More Roger Corman quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Motion pictures are the art form of the 20th century, and one of the reasons is the fact that films are a slightly corrupted artform. They fit this century - they combine Art and business!More Roger Corman quotes [10/05/2011 01:10:30]

One of the worst things you can do is have a limited budget and try to do some big looking film. That's when you end up with very bad work.More Roger Corman quotes [10/05/2011 01:10:35]

When I started in the late 1950s, every film I made - no matter how low the budget - got a theatrical release. Today, less that 20-percent of our films get a theatrical release.More Roger Corman quotes [10/05/2011 01:10:31]