Arthur Marks(1927-2019)

Son of Dave Marks.

[on his blaxploitation movies] I believe that good filmmaking was what got all these movies made and good filmmaking is what drew the audiences. They were attracted by good films and I still think that good films make audiences come to theaters. I don't think there has ever been a change. Bad films will drive audiences away. You can sell them with an idea of Black, but once they're in there, what happens? Do you play a second week and drop off 50 percent and never get a third week? That wasn't my aim. My aim was to make a good picture. That was the key, to make a picture as good as you know how.