Quotes by Eric Fellner

"If there's a British film in the marketplace that is successful on a worldwide basis - whether it's 'A Room with a View,' 'Four Weddings' or 'The Full Monty' - money follows, and everyone tries to emulate that success."

"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."

"'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."

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

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

"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."

"The writer Richard Curtis is a genius."

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

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

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

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

"'No Country for Old Men' was epic."

"Making movies is like herding cats."

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

"I'm a blind optimist when going into things."

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

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

"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."

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

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