Quotes by Producer | Beyond Motive 10/11

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Quotes by Producer

"When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh."

"When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Funny, Reason, Singing, Trying

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"Yeah sure, I'd love to have all my movies on DVD."

"Yeah sure, I'd love to have all my movies on DVD."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

10

"I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible."

"I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

10

"They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business."

"They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business."

Harvey Weinstein, American Producer

10

"The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology."

"The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer

10

"It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling."

"It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling."

Aaron Sorkin, American Producer

People, Communication, Day

10

"Beauty and the Beast seemed like it all was really brown. The whole thing was just so brown and orange and yellow, like Burger King or something. I don't think I would have liked Beauty and the Beast at any age."

"Beauty and the Beast seemed like it all was really brown. The whole thing was just so brown and orange and yellow, like Burger King or something. I don't think I would have liked Beauty and the Beast at any age."

Mike Judge, American Producer

10

"Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book."

"Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

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"A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?"

"A show that no one thought had a chance has just finished its fifth year: Charmed. I think it's tougher for the younger networks, so I think they have a little more patience for the sake of the show. But who knows?"

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Thought, Chance, Patience

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"I love taking you inside a world that you're not apart of and showing how actually works."

"I love taking you inside a world that you're not apart of and showing how actually works."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

10

"I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck."

"I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

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"It's really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there. I think we've become a really legitimate, viable avenue for getting new music out there."

"It's really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there. I think we've become a really legitimate, viable avenue for getting new music out there."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Music, Age, Being, Day

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"What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one always thinks of war, you know, stark scenery and no birds, no trees, no leaves, nothing living. And just emptiness."

"What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one always thinks of war, you know, stark scenery and no birds, no trees, no leaves, nothing living. And just emptiness."

George Martin, English Producer

War, Birds, Land, Living

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"I have a very difficult time getting the Napster world."

"I have a very difficult time getting the Napster world."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer

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"I make movies based on gut."

"I make movies based on gut."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

9

"There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much a clearinghouse for anything that goes on in the world. So you're not at all limited."

"There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much a clearinghouse for anything that goes on in the world. So you're not at all limited."

Aaron Sorkin, American Producer

9

"We are seeing lots of young people with melanoma. It's actually scared me quite a bit."

"We are seeing lots of young people with melanoma. It's actually scared me quite a bit."

Michael Todd, American Producer

9

"Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours."

"Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours."

Don Hewitt, American Producer

News, Politicians

9

"And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the heights of really great achievement in the theatrical profession."

"And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the heights of really great achievement in the theatrical profession."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Achievement, Beginning, May, Profession

9

"The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in."

"The story drove the book. That had a very seminal effect on the way I saw writing and storytelling. If you can set a character in a story that is compelling and has a backbone, you draw people in."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

People, Character, Effect, Writing

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"I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny."

"I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Funny, Movies, Sense, Violence

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"Who is Mike Judge? Let me think. The only way I could possibly answer that question would be in a nonverbal fashion. I think I could do an interpretive dance that would answer that question for you."

"Who is Mike Judge? Let me think. The only way I could possibly answer that question would be in a nonverbal fashion. I think I could do an interpretive dance that would answer that question for you."

Mike Judge, American Producer

Dance, Fashion, Question

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"I will never sign anything which makes me have to do more than one film."

"I will never sign anything which makes me have to do more than one film."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

9

"A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it's not going to diminish."

"A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it's not going to diminish."

Ismail Merchant, Indian Producer

Culture, Popular, Words

9

"There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes."

"There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Woman, Women, Opportunity, Career, Film

9

"Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation."

"Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it's the best kind of journalism as long you don't confront people just for the sake of a confrontation."

Don Hewitt, American Producer

People, Journalism, Word

9

"Year Two is a critical year for any television show."

"Year Two is a critical year for any television show."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

9

"You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough."

"You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough."

Joseph E. Levine, American Producer

Time, People, Advertising, Fool

9

"You can make fun of everything."

"You can make fun of everything."

Matt Stone, American Producer

9

"The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication."

"The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication."

Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer

Success, Goal, Dedication, Living

9

"The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change."

"The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Change, Life, Reason, Support

9

"Well, the musicals give emphasis to love, longing, melancholy, sadness. All of that is always there."

"Well, the musicals give emphasis to love, longing, melancholy, sadness. All of that is always there."

Ismail Merchant, Indian Producer

Love, Longing, Melancholy, Sadness

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"Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it."

"Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan; you just hope for it."

David E. Kelley, American Producer

9

"You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear."

"You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer

9

"Modern dancing is old fashioned."

"Modern dancing is old fashioned."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Dance, Dancing, Old

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"We were the only ones interested in comedy. Everybody else wanted to be Martin Scorsese."

"We were the only ones interested in comedy. Everybody else wanted to be Martin Scorsese."

Matt Stone, American Producer

9

"We took an approach, supported by the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and the Mayor for London, that we had very real fears of violence and damage being caused across the streets of London."

"We took an approach, supported by the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and the Mayor for London, that we had very real fears of violence and damage being caused across the streets of London."

Michael Todd, American Producer

Home, Being, London, Violence

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"Don't let your fear paralyze you. Prepare yourself not only technically, but also emotionally."

"Don't let your fear paralyze you. Prepare yourself not only technically, but also emotionally."

Bob Weinstein, American Producer

8

"I don't have a very quick sense of humor."

"I don't have a very quick sense of humor."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Humor, Quick, Sense

8

"Every so often, we pass laws repealing human nature."

"Every so often, we pass laws repealing human nature."

Howard Lindsay, American Producer

Nature, Human nature, Laws

8

"The true portrait of a man is a fusion of what he thinks he is, what others think he is, what he really is and what he tries to be."

"The true portrait of a man is a fusion of what he thinks he is, what others think he is, what he really is and what he tries to be."

Dore Schary, American Producer

8

"And usually the studios they don't want you to have credit for your movies because they want to take credit for the movies because if you get credit for your movies they've got to pay you more."

"And usually the studios they don't want you to have credit for your movies because they want to take credit for the movies because if you get credit for your movies they've got to pay you more."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Movies, Credit, Want

8

"It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else."

"It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else."

Ismail Merchant, Indian Producer

Wife, Fame, Man, Writing

8

"There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope to start directing it."

"There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope to start directing it."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Hope, Books, Children, Events

8

"Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information."

"Advertising is the art of the tiny. You have to tell a complete a story and deliver a complete message in a very encapsulated form. It disciplines you to cut away extraneous information."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Art, Advertising, Information

8

"Beauty, of course, is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant."

"Beauty, of course, is the most important requirement and the paramount asset of the applicant."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

8

"I'll never be a good writer, and no chance of being a good actor."

"I'll never be a good writer, and no chance of being a good actor."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Actor, Being, Chance, Writer

8

"The truth of the matter is that muggers are very interesting people."

"The truth of the matter is that muggers are very interesting people."

Michael Winner, British Producer

8

"Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law."

"Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law."

Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer

God, Law, Laws, Man

8

"Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues."

"Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues."

Aaron Sorkin, American Producer

Attention, Drama, Responsibility

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