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Quotes by Producer

"I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct."

"I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Father, Mistake, Hope, Old

53

"Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."

"Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."

Aaron Sorkin, American Producer

Writer, Writers

53

"I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment."

"I think the best work flows out of a collaborative environment."

Steven Bochco, American Producer

Work, Environment

53

"I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear something is terrible, as bad as it is, I've gotta look at it."

"I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear something is terrible, as bad as it is, I've gotta look at it."

Norman Lear, American Producer

Accident, Accidents

53

"If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you."

"If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you."

Suge Knight, American Producer

53

"Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain."

"Vivid images are like a beautiful melody that speaks to you on an emotional level. It bypasses your logic centers and even your intellect and goes to a different part of the brain."

Steven Bochco, American Producer

Intellect, Logic

52

"Cliches are what make you understand something."

"Cliches are what make you understand something."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

52

"Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make."

"Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a whole lot of other things for the living they make."

Norman Lear, American Producer

Money, Community, Living, Writers

52

"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

52

"They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure."

"They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Hope, Cause, Will

52

"We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social."

"We also have issue oriented storylines which are an examination of an issue, be it ethical or social."

David E. Kelley, American Producer

52

"I took some time out for life."

"I took some time out for life."

James L. Brooks, American Producer

52

"I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it."

"I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

52

"I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies."

"I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

52

"I think that we are already making steps toward mapping out the brain so we can identify the chemical patterns that create and store memory."

"I think that we are already making steps toward mapping out the brain so we can identify the chemical patterns that create and store memory."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

52

"Our military thought that they couldn't get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong."

"Our military thought that they couldn't get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Thought, Journey, Military, Wrong

52

"The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people."

"The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people."

Irving Thalberg, American Producer

Art, People, Interest, Will

52

"Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day."

"Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

52

"Let us hope that for many it does mean the end of trouble so far as earning a livelihood is concerned, that it means happy and comfortable home living honestly earned. But there are other troubles ahead for her, and plenty of hard work."

"Let us hope that for many it does mean the end of trouble so far as earning a livelihood is concerned, that it means happy and comfortable home living honestly earned. But there are other troubles ahead for her, and plenty of hard work."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Home, Work, Hope, End

52

"Creation is a drug I can't do without."

"Creation is a drug I can't do without."

Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer

52

"I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity."

"I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity."

Arthur Cohn, Swiss Producer

Wisdom, Experience, Integrity, Marketing

52

"When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy."

"When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

52

"Television makes so much at its worst that it can't afford to do its best."

"Television makes so much at its worst that it can't afford to do its best."

Fred W. Friendly, American Producer

51

"We have gotten some terrible reviews at times but if we depended on the judgment of the studios or critics, we never would have made more than one movie."

"We have gotten some terrible reviews at times but if we depended on the judgment of the studios or critics, we never would have made more than one movie."

Ismail Merchant, Indian Producer

51

"Not only may she unconsciously register a favorable impression with my associates and me, but she may also suggest something by her work that will lead to some new and novel feature in a forthcoming production."

"Not only may she unconsciously register a favorable impression with my associates and me, but she may also suggest something by her work that will lead to some new and novel feature in a forthcoming production."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

Work, Impression, May, Production

51

"Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows."

"Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

People, Reality

51

"There's got to be a little bit of reality show fatigue happening."

"There's got to be a little bit of reality show fatigue happening."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Fatigue, Reality

51

"Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words."

"Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Change, Money, Words, Writers

51

"I'm big on research."

"I'm big on research."

James L. Brooks, American Producer

51

"The trafficking of sex and violence is comes after the demand for ratings."

"The trafficking of sex and violence is comes after the demand for ratings."

Norman Lear, American Producer

51

"If you're rude for television's sake, it ain't reality TV."

"If you're rude for television's sake, it ain't reality TV."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

Reality, Television

51

"The public are not stupid."

"The public are not stupid."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

51

"The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that."

"The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every day to shoot it in an unusual way. I was looking for something like that."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

Movies, Opportunity, Action, Day

51

"Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make."

"Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Money, People, Successful, Company

51

"The best years are behind me."

"The best years are behind me."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

51

"It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course."

"It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course."

George Cukor, American Producer

Boss, People, Answers

51

"I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don't go out on strike because then there's no work and no potential of work."

"I would say that if you really wished to be a working member of the community, don't go out on strike because then there's no work and no potential of work."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Work, Community, Potential

51

"I think I do too many voices in these shows. I think it's because we have trouble getting voice talent."

"I think I do too many voices in these shows. I think it's because we have trouble getting voice talent."

Mike Judge, American Producer

Talent, Trouble, Voice

51

"The press always ends up being much nicer than I expect. A lot of times they say something snarky about you, but then you meet them in person and they couldn't be nicer."

"The press always ends up being much nicer than I expect. A lot of times they say something snarky about you, but then you meet them in person and they couldn't be nicer."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

51

"We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences."

"We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Audience, Audiences, Want

50

"I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books."

"I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Heart, Idea, Books

50

"Music is half the film."

"Music is half the film."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

50

"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

"You can tell a lot from someone's eyes."

Lorne Michaels, Canadian Producer

50

"But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world."

"But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Being, Television, World

50

"By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around."

"By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

50

"It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband."

"It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband."

Ismail Merchant, Indian Producer

Father, HusbDaughter, Friend

50

"Sometimes we'll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough."

"Sometimes we'll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

50

"Then there was a kid in the neighborhood about three blocks away, his name was Bobby Beavis."

"Then there was a kid in the neighborhood about three blocks away, his name was Bobby Beavis."

Mike Judge, American Producer

50

"There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you've got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That's why you get rhetoric."

"There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you've got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That's why you get rhetoric."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Actor, Actors, Rhetoric, Writers

50

"We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set."

"We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set."

Aaron Sorkin, American Producer

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