Mission Impossible director: One Mission Impossible is enough. I am not someone who makes movies for money.

The first Mission: Impossible film starring Tom Cruise was directed by Brian De Palma, who directed Carrie and Scarface. The film had a budget of $80 million and earned $457 million at the global box office. Tom Cruise made sequels one after another, and now has made the seventh and eighth films, but Brian has never made another Mission: Impossible film.

In a recent interview, Brian told foreign media that when he rejected Tom Cruise's request to direct a sequel, he told him that one "Mission Impossible" movie would be enough.

"They make sequels just to make money. After I finished the first Mission: Impossible, Tom wanted me to start the second one. I said, 'Are you kidding? One is enough, why would anyone want to make a second one?' Of course, the reason they want to do it is money. I have never been a director who makes movies for money. Making movies for money is a big problem in Hollywood. This is where the corruption of Hollywood lies."

Although Brian is not interested in making a sequel to "Mission: Impossible", the five films "Mission: Impossible 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6" that have been released are cash cows for Tom Cruise and Paramount. The latest one is "Mission: Impossible 6: Fallout" directed by Christopher McQuarrie in 2018, which earned $791 million at the global box office, setting a record in the series.

Talking about his first Mission: Impossible film, Brian still felt very accomplished. "When I was in my 50s, I made Dawn of the Dead and Mission: Impossible, which is great for a director. You have all the rights and resources you can have. When the Hollywood system works for you, you can really create amazing works."

"But when your movies become less successful and you no longer have that much power, you have to start compromising. Sometimes you may not even realize you are compromising, but I am very practical. If there are a few decades of the best time, this is the best."

Brian also added that he is not a big fan of current Hollywood movies. "What drives me crazy is the way these movies look. They are all shot digitally and you can't see clearly. I can't stand the dark screen and the reflected light. They all look the same."

"I believe in the beauty of movies. I was rewatching Gone with the Wind the other day and was just blown away by the beauty of that movie. The lighting on Vivien Leigh on the set of Gone with the Wind was superb. If you look at the movies that are on the platforms now, they are all garbage. The visual effects have long been forgotten."