A biography for Eric Fellnerhasn’t been written yet.
“It is rare that you read scripts that genuinely move you and make you feel that, regardless of the commercial possibilities, you have to make the film.”
“I'm a blind optimist when going into things.”
“Somebody has to invest in creating the movies of the future.”
“There's so much competition for leisure time, more than ever.”
“'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.”
“I think Cannes is usually pretty fair in choosing what will play well to the home festival crowd.”
“The more you keep costs down, the more freedom you have creatively.”
“My theory is, I don't know how long it's going to be, five or ten years, there will be only two ways to see a movie, and that will either be on your computer through your TV screen or in the cinema, end of story. There will be no DVD; that's it - simple.”
“You never get time at Working Title, sadly, to enjoy any film's success, because you're worrying about the next lot.”
“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.”