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"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

15

"A changeling is one child substituted for another. I couldn't find anything more apt. We had to kind of fight that supernatural element in the publicity, and I offered to try and find another title, but Clint liked it, and it stayed."

"A changeling is one child substituted for another. I couldn't find anything more apt. We had to kind of fight that supernatural element in the publicity, and I offered to try and find another title, but Clint liked it, and it stayed."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Fight, Publicity, Supernatural

15

"If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail."

"If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

15

"God makes stars. I just produce them."

"God makes stars. I just produce them."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

15

"Inspiration comes from all different places."

"Inspiration comes from all different places."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer

Inspirational, Inspiration

15

"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job."

"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Truth, Job, Want

15

"Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired."

"Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired."

Steven Bochco, American Producer

Work, People, Opportunity

15

"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

15

"There are a couple of things that I'm sure people don't think are important, but I do. I don't like hair changes unless there's a reason for it. Clothing - I don't like to see an outfit worn more than one time in an hour - you can wear it again a few weeks later."

"There are a couple of things that I'm sure people don't think are important, but I do. I don't like hair changes unless there's a reason for it. Clothing - I don't like to see an outfit worn more than one time in an hour - you can wear it again a few weeks later."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Time, People, Hair, Reason

15

"People just want to watch movies that are entertaining, it doesn't matter what genre it is."

"People just want to watch movies that are entertaining, it doesn't matter what genre it is."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Movies, People, Want

15

"Past is past."

"Past is past."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

15

"One thing I always heard from the begining when I talked about this being a movie - was that the rule is that animated movies don't work unless they're Disney movies for kids. Unless they're family movies."

"One thing I always heard from the begining when I talked about this being a movie - was that the rule is that animated movies don't work unless they're Disney movies for kids. Unless they're family movies."

Mike Judge, American Producer

Family, Movies, Work, Being

15

"I think that one of the nice things about the Yellow Submarine movie is that it seems to be perennial. People enjoy watching from each generation. And it was like the Beatles themselves. You know the Beatles seem to find new audience each time another generation comes along."

"I think that one of the nice things about the Yellow Submarine movie is that it seems to be perennial. People enjoy watching from each generation. And it was like the Beatles themselves. You know the Beatles seem to find new audience each time another generation comes along."

George Martin, English Producer

15

"Certainly in the modern age where everything is glossed over, when somebody speaks their mind, the majority of the public go, I'd love to have said that."

"Certainly in the modern age where everything is glossed over, when somebody speaks their mind, the majority of the public go, I'd love to have said that."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

Age, Love, Majority, Mind

15

"I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years."

"I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

15

"I achieved something specially different with Love To Love You Baby and I Feel Love. These songs will endure."

"I achieved something specially different with Love To Love You Baby and I Feel Love. These songs will endure."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

Love, Baby, Songs, Will

15

"Spin Me Round was number one all over the world, everywhere. It changed the face of pop music, no question. We took technology further than Trevor Horn."

"Spin Me Round was number one all over the world, everywhere. It changed the face of pop music, no question. We took technology further than Trevor Horn."

Pete Waterman, English Producer

Technology, Music, Question, World

15

"I felt that if we, as the Met, were not intervening once one person starts digging up Parliament Square, then someone else is going to join in and you have a spiral."

"I felt that if we, as the Met, were not intervening once one person starts digging up Parliament Square, then someone else is going to join in and you have a spiral."

Michael Todd, American Producer

15

"The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made."

"The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made."

Robert Wise, American Producer

15

"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

15

"Hill Street Blues might have been the first television show that had a memory. One episode after another was part of a cumulative experience shared by the audience."

"Hill Street Blues might have been the first television show that had a memory. One episode after another was part of a cumulative experience shared by the audience."

Steven Bochco, American Producer

Experience, First, Memory, Television

15

"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

15

"You have to give directors and cinematographers a word blueprint for visuals, but I had to learn that from experience."

"You have to give directors and cinematographers a word blueprint for visuals, but I had to learn that from experience."

Steven Bochco, American Producer

Experience, Word

15

"People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That's something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time."

"People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That's something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Time, People, Numbers

15

"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

15

"I have to admit, I do not listen to much rock music."

"I have to admit, I do not listen to much rock music."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

15

"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives."

"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Time, People, Being, Blame

15

"In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you."

"In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you."

Suge Knight, American Producer

15

"Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script."

"Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script."

Robert Wise, American Producer

Character, Sense, Stars

15

"As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial."

"As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial."

Robert Wise, American Producer

Work, Actors, May, Now

15

"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

Control, Artists, May

15

"Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing."

"Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing."

Bruce Paltrow, American Producer

15

"I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together."

"I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Love, Day, Drama, Fun

14

"They say it figures MTV would do such a vulgar, awful, horrible show and they completely miss that it's satirizing the people who watch MTV."

"They say it figures MTV would do such a vulgar, awful, horrible show and they completely miss that it's satirizing the people who watch MTV."

Mike Judge, American Producer

14

"I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time."

"I've seen a lot of pairs of guys that have been hanging out together way too long-until they're laughing all the time."

Mike Judge, American Producer

14

"So I am concerned about the amount of time we have to make it, cause it doesn't matter how much money you have, you can't create more time."

"So I am concerned about the amount of time we have to make it, cause it doesn't matter how much money you have, you can't create more time."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Money, Time, Cause

14

"To me, it's the White House and always will be."

"To me, it's the White House and always will be."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

14

"The trap is that you then just start doing stuff about Hollywood, which I don't really want to do."

"The trap is that you then just start doing stuff about Hollywood, which I don't really want to do."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Hollywood, Want

14

"That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir, and what I liked about it was that it was so extreme in style."

"That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir, and what I liked about it was that it was so extreme in style."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

Time, Body, Extreme, Film

14

"Prison make you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster."

"Prison make you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster."

Suge Knight, American Producer

People, Character, Prison

14

"I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that."

"I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that."

Robert Wise, American Producer

People, Being, Talk

14

"We don't hold anything back. We go for broke, and if we have a good idea for a story line, we just use it because you never know and because the dynamics of the show are going to change."

"We don't hold anything back. We go for broke, and if we have a good idea for a story line, we just use it because you never know and because the dynamics of the show are going to change."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

14

"A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism."

"A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism."

Fred W. Friendly, American Producer

Lie, Journalism

14

"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."

"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

14

"But it is only through constant, faithful endeavor by the girl herself that the goal eventually is reached."

"But it is only through constant, faithful endeavor by the girl herself that the goal eventually is reached."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

14

"It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live."

"It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live."

Mike Judge, American Producer

People, Character, Satire, Saying

14

"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

14

"Crime, money, power, drugs - are all linked."

"Crime, money, power, drugs - are all linked."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

Money, Power, Crime, Drugs

14

"Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot."

"Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot."

Roger Corman, American Producer

Money, Film, Saying, Writers

14

"TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please."

"TIVO executives stand up and say, 'Well, we're not getting rid of commercials, but we are letting them fast forward, because people like commercials, and if they see one that they like they stop and watch it.' I mean, please."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

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