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"That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises."
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"I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good."
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"I make movies I want to see."
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"I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations."
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"I've been very successful doing voices in movies. I did Olive, the Other Reindeer, with Drew Barrymore, and I did Cats and Dogs. My children came to some of the sessions."
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"There were not fifteen people in the story department and twenty-five producers and stuff. And Roger had produced 1,000 movies and directed a couple of hundred, and their comments were always very, very specific."
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"I know there's a great deal that Arnold Schwarzenegger could teach me about making movies. There's a great deal I could teach him about the fiscal reforms that are needed - desperately needed - to set California back in good order."
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"Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars."
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"All I do is go to the movies."
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"What we were in on, really, was the invention of animation."
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"Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre."
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"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."
Business
"The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion."
Business
"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."
Love
"Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value."
Behavior
"A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture."
Decision-Making
"The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people."
People
"Hollywood is going to have to find a way of meeting those profit goals."
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"It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity."
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"The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector."
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"That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises."
Movies
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