Famous quotes by Producers

Explore perspectives from producers whose work turns ideas into reality. These voices span film, television, music, theater, podcasts, and digital media, offering reflections on leadership, collaboration, budgets and risks, and the craft of shaping a story from concept to completion. Whether you're curious about the creative process or the logistics behind the scenes, the selected remarks invite you to consider how vision, persistence, and teamwork converge to make projects happen and bring audiences meaningful experiences.

"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail"

David Merrick, Producer

David Merrick

"Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

J. Michael Straczynski

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"The harder I work, the luckier I get"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Include me out"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law"

Cecil B. DeMille, Producer

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose"

David Merrick, Producer

David Merrick

"Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for"

Aaron Sorkin, Producer

"She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day"

David O. Selznick, Producer

"I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"No agency is better than its account executives"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"A hospital is no place to be sick"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"There are only two classes - first class and no class"

David O. Selznick, Producer

"A salesman minus enthusiasm is just a clerk"

Harry F. Banks, Producer

"If I stay in here until I am 100 years olds, I will still be a man"

Suge Knight, Producer

"Basically, people are never happy enough because they want more money"

Suge Knight, Producer

"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment"

Harry F. Banks, Producer

"It is my goal to learn as much about the people I'm surrounded by. I am slowly widening who I am close with, and at the same time, growing further away from others"

Josh Schwartz, Producer

"I had said no to him and no to him and no to him and no to him and no to him and no to him about his saucy language. It had never gotten to this level until I came back"

Andrea Mackris, Producer

"Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think"

George Martin, Producer

"Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough"

Arthur Freed, Producer

"I think music is what takes the experience off the screen into your soul, into your head"

Matthew Vaughn, Producer

"If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Let's have some new cliches"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Spare no expense to save money on this one"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

Samuel Goldwyn

"Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

J. Michael Straczynski

"I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences"

J. Michael Straczynski, Producer

J. Michael Straczynski

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