“For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swin...” — Doug Liman Quote

“For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made it for exactly the right budget. Had it been made for a higher number, it would not have been as imaginative as we had to make it, given the budget constraints we had.”

“I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school.”

“From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the shooting on 'Jumper' was done 'Swingers'-style because that was the only way we could afford to do it.”

“Youngsters are coming up with so many new ideas and doing small budget films, which is good. Even my daughter thinks of some subjects that are strange and different. But when I discussed it with some writers, they said it's fantastic. So I think young people are able to think something different. It's great!”

“As producers, we can influence where the budget goes, but only the director really controls what tone, what type of movie you are trying to make.”

“I am not about to let the people who so mismanaged the state budget now try to manage local government.”