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"That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises."
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"Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show."
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"You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office."
"I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient."
"I mean, I kind of remember... I'm 36 now, so it's kind of hard for me to relate to what it was like when I was 25, or 24, but I do remember a period in time when that's how I defined who I was, by the music I listened to and the movies I went to."
"More personal films, you could make them, but your budgets would be cut down."
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"The model today is that as much as 70 percent of the financing of the picture would come from overseas. Now we're beginning to run out of suckers, because there are not that many people overseas who are willing to put up more than half the money for a movie."
"It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity."
"Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04."
"Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information."
"Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground."
"Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October."
"A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture."
"Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications."
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