Famous quotes by Producers

"Spare no expense to save money on this one"

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

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

Samuel Goldwyn, Producer

"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

"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

"There can be no liberty without the law"

Cecil B. DeMille, Producer

"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, Producer

"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, Producer

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

David O. Selznick, Producer

"It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. "The West Wing" isn't meant to be good for you"

Aaron Sorkin, Producer

"I grew up in the theatre. It's where I got my start. Writing a television drama with theatrical dialogue about the theatre is beyond perfection"

Aaron Sorkin, Producer

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

Aaron Sorkin, Producer

"Where does virgin wool come from? The sheep that runs the fastest"

Harry F. Banks, Producer

"Protect your health. Without it you face a serious handicap for success and happiness"

Harry F. Banks, Producer

"Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.'"

Dick Wolf, Producer

"I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive"

Dick Wolf, Producer

"It's show business. No show, no business"

Dick Wolf, Producer

"A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away"

Gene Roddenberry, Producer

"The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past and you have other people who will actually take from better directors and that makes them better directors"

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer

"I still that that movie-goers like the experience of leaving their homes and going to have a communal experience, especially in comedies or interactive things where you can get an audience reaction to"

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer

"If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it"

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer

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

Fred W. Friendly, Producer

"I put the storyboard down and came back to it like two weeks later and saw that I had written 'Butt-Head' next to the picture, and it kind of made me laugh and I thought, Well, might as well go for every laugh you can get"

Mike Judge, Producer

"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, Producer

"You can make fun of everything"

Matt Stone, Producer

"As a producer, I probably am a little stronger than most, since I was a director originally"

Roger Corman, Producer

"It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question"

Arthur Cohn, Producer

"Credit you give yourself is not worth having"

Irving Thalberg, Producer

"Every minute this broad spends outside of bed is a waste of time"

Michael Todd, Producer

"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, Producer

"The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular about the details. I think that's why he's happy"

Lawrence Kasdan, Producer

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