Producer Quotes
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Tariff: a scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer
Ambrose Bierce
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I felt very intuitive that my particular personality and nature were like Nova. Automatically, I`d say that`s about 80% of the part. The director, the producer and the writer talked with me about her, and they described her as "sub-human." We hadn`t reall...
Linda Harrison
Keywords: 80 :: about :: an :: and :: as :: automatically :: described :: director :: felt :: had :: hadn :: her :: human :: intuitive :: like :: me :: my :: nature :: nova :: of :: part :: particular :: personality :: producer :: really :: say :: sub :: talked :: that :: the :: they :: very :: we :: were :: with :: writerSource: imdb.com
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Some producer suddenly grabbed my doughnut out of my hand. Then he said, `Anna, you really shouldn`t be doing that`. He said, `your tummy`s not looking right on screen`. If it`s just about that they should have hired a model. I mean, we`re not talking abo...
Anna Friel
Keywords: about :: anna :: be :: big :: doing :: doughnut :: grabbed :: hand :: have :: he :: hired :: if :: it :: just :: looking :: mean :: model :: my :: not :: of :: on :: out :: producer :: re :: really :: right :: said :: screen :: should :: shouldn :: some :: suddenly :: talking :: that :: then :: they :: tummy :: we :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I still want to be an actor for hire, but I can also see myself as a hard-driving producer. A person can have both, and I don`t think you have to be male to do that. I understand why a lot of actresses are producing now; I understand how seductive it is a...
Sarah Parker
Keywords: actor :: actresses :: also :: an :: and :: are :: as :: be :: both :: but :: can :: do :: don :: driving :: for :: hard :: have :: hire :: ho :: how :: is :: it :: lot :: male :: myself :: now :: of :: person :: producer :: producing :: seductive :: see :: still :: that :: think :: to :: understand :: want :: why :: youSource: imdb.com
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I`ve had a very interesting life. There are ways of handling the complexities. I`m willing to take on responsibilities as a father, as a producer, as an actor - and I enjoy that. I`ve always been changing and evolving and growing. There`s no pinnacle of p...
Tom Cruise
Keywords: actor :: always :: an :: and :: are :: as :: been :: changing :: complexities :: enjoy :: evolving :: father :: growing :: had :: handling :: interesting :: life :: no :: of :: on :: pinnacle :: power :: producer :: responsibilities :: take :: that :: the :: there :: to :: ve :: very :: ways :: whe :: willingSource: imdb.com
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I do think I`m lucky I met Michael. Not just Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shelf, but Michael Douglas, the love of my life. I really do think it was meant to happen.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
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One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. `Mr X,` I said, `I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor`.
Shirley Temple
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There`s two things I`ve always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to get a call from Laura Ziskin. You can imagine that day`s diary entry. - After receiving a call from Ziskin, producer of the 2007 Oscars, requesting that El...
Ellen DeGeneres
Keywords: 2007 :: after :: always :: call :: can :: day :: diary :: do :: ellen :: entry :: from :: get :: host :: imagine :: in :: is :: laura :: life :: my :: of :: one :: oscars :: producer :: receiving :: requesting :: second :: that :: the :: there :: things :: to :: two :: ve :: wanted :: you :: ziskinSource: imdb.com
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[talking about the advices she received from the producers of The Blair Witch Project (1999): "They said, "Your safety is our issue. Your comfort is not." Those were the words of producer Gregg Hale!"
Heather Donahue
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[on film producer Ross Hunter] He`s a very pleasant man. He may sound like Reader`s Digest, but he believes every word he says. He`s never lost touch with Disneyland.
Peter Finch
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[On being producer of the HBO documentary Children of God: Lost and Found (2007), which follows the rise of the Children of God cult] River Phoenix wasn`t an inspiration, or anything, he was just some boy who got overexposed by the media. I`m not making t...
Diane Farr
Keywords: 2007 :: an :: and :: anything :: being :: boy :: by :: children :: cult :: docum :: documentary :: follows :: found :: god :: got :: hbo :: he :: inspiration :: just :: lost :: making :: media :: not :: of :: on :: or :: overexposed :: phoenix :: producer :: rise :: river :: some :: the :: this :: was :: wasn :: which :: whoSource: imdb.com
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[advice from Don Hewitt, producer of "60 Minutes" (1968), in 1957] You`re a marvelous girl, but stay out of television.
Barbara Walters
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I remember the worst experience of my life, even above the kidnapping of my father, was shooting Mimic (1997) [del Toro`s first Hollywood feature, in 1997, which was severely compromised by producer interference]. Because what was happening to me and the ...
Guillermo Del Toro
Keywords: 1997 :: above :: and :: because :: by :: compromised :: del :: even :: experience :: father :: feature :: first :: happening :: hollywood :: in :: interference :: kidnapping :: life :: me :: mimic :: movie :: my :: of :: producer :: remember :: severely :: shooting :: the :: to :: toro :: was :: what :: which :: worstSource: imdb.com
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Carmen Jones (1954) was the best break I`ve ever had. But no producer ever knocked on my door. There just aren`t that many parts for a black actress.
Dorothy Dandridge
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[on Paul Newman] I`ve never thought that Paul was a particularly good actor. He`s one of the sweet people of the world, an excellent producer. But I`ve never been a Paul Newman fan as far as acting goes. The only thing Paul`s ever done I really thought wa...
George C. Scott
Keywords: acting :: actor :: an :: as :: been :: but :: done :: ever :: excellent :: fan :: far :: firs :: goes :: good :: he :: never :: newman :: of :: on :: one :: only :: particularly :: paul :: people :: producer :: really :: sweet :: that :: the :: thing :: thought :: ve :: was :: worldSource: imdb.com
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I will always produce my own films and avoid finding myself at the distributor`s mercy. You must become a producer if you want any control over the fate of your work. Otherwise, it becomes another person`s film and he does with it what he pleases. I only ...
Wim Wenders
Keywords: always :: and :: another :: any :: at :: avoid :: become :: becomes :: control :: distributor :: does :: fate :: film :: films :: finding :: had :: he :: if :: it :: mercy :: must :: my :: myself :: of :: only :: otherwise :: over :: own :: person :: pleases :: produce :: producer :: the :: want :: what :: will :: with :: work :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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When somebody who makes movies for a living -- either as an actor, writer, producer or director -- lives to be a certain age, you have to admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film -- a courage for which you are not prepared in the rest of life. ...
John Carpenter
Keywords: act :: actor :: admire :: age :: an :: are :: as :: be :: certain :: courage :: director :: either :: film :: for :: har :: have :: in :: is :: it :: life :: lives :: living :: make :: makes :: movies :: not :: of :: or :: prepared :: producer :: rest :: somebody :: the :: them :: to :: very :: when :: which :: who :: writer :: youSource: imdb.com
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I don`t think it will ever be possible to work on a set again where there`s just so much passion for the project, so much pull for it. Being that Beau and Jeff were, of sorts, first-time director and producer for a feature film. [about Cry Wolf]
Sandra McCoy
Keywords: about :: again :: and :: be :: beau :: being :: cry :: director :: don :: ever :: feature :: film :: first :: for :: it :: jeff :: just :: much :: of :: on :: passion :: possible :: producer :: project :: pull :: set :: so :: sorts :: that :: the :: there :: think :: time :: to :: were :: where :: will :: wolf :: workSource: imdb.com
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You can sit around and complain that Hollywood doesn`t make any good movies. But you can generate your own material. So I read books. I come up with ideas. I was the producer on The Woodsman (2004) to help get that off the ground. Sometimes that extends i...
Kevin Bacon
Keywords: 2004 :: and :: any :: around :: books :: but :: can :: come :: complain :: doesn :: extends :: generate :: get :: good :: ground :: help :: hollywood :: ideas :: itself :: make :: material :: movies :: off :: on :: own :: producer :: read :: sit :: so :: sometimes :: that :: the :: to :: up :: was :: with :: woodsman :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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(Speaking of, Jamie is loving her diva-to-diva action with friend Heather Locklear as their characters clash on-screen.) We get along great. She`s totally silly like I am. And she`s a producer this year, so when I have a problem with things, I go to her. ...
Jamie Luner
Keywords: action :: along :: am :: and :: as :: but :: characters :: clash :: diva :: friend :: get :: go :: great :: have :: heather :: her :: is :: jamie :: like :: locklear :: loving :: of :: on :: problem :: producer :: screen :: she :: silly :: so :: speaking :: their :: things :: this :: to :: totally :: we :: when :: with :: yearSource: imdb.com
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I never feel like I`m in control. There`s a certain type of actor that relinquishes control when they act, and then there`s another type who ends up being a producer and director and they`re more someone that likes to take control. I fall in the first cat...
Nicole Kidman
Keywords: act :: actor :: and :: another :: being :: catego :: certain :: control :: director :: ends :: fall :: feel :: first :: in :: like :: likes :: more :: never :: of :: producer :: re :: relinquishes :: someone :: take :: that :: the :: then :: there :: they :: to :: type :: up :: when :: whoSource: imdb.com
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Some call me director, producer, filmmaker. I prefer to call myself pube-king.
John Waters
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Every producer in Hollywood had set me down as a type. I was both amused and disappointed.
Bela Lugosi
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But actresses are asked to compromise themselves, not just from the director but the producer too - `Are you going to show your tits or your ass?` They say that shit all the time. It is men making decisions. And of course they would rather have heads expl...
Spike Lee
Keywords: actresses :: all :: and :: are :: asked :: ass :: but :: compromise :: course :: decisions :: director :: explode :: from :: going :: have :: heads :: is :: it :: just :: making :: men :: not :: of :: on :: or :: producer :: rather :: say :: shit :: show :: that :: the :: themselves :: they :: time :: tits :: to :: too :: would :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I just didn`t like the damsel-in-distress thing. I could relate to young girls wanting to see her take care of herself. And because I`m so good at action, I talked the writer and producer and director into throwing together a little fight sequence. It end...
Jessica Alba
Keywords: action :: and :: at :: because :: care :: could :: damsel :: didn :: director :: distress :: ended :: fight :: girls :: good :: her :: herself :: in :: into :: it :: just :: like :: little :: of :: producer :: relate :: see :: sequence :: so :: take :: talked :: the :: thing :: throwing :: to :: together :: wanting :: writer :: youngSource: imdb.com
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Acting is what I originally wanted to do. Unfortunately, the business of being an actor is a lot more disheartening than the business of being a producer. As an actor you`re beholden to the material and taste of other people who are developing projects yo...
Griffin Dunne
Keywords: acting :: actor :: an :: and :: are :: as :: beholden :: being :: business :: developing :: disheartening :: do :: is :: lot :: material :: more :: of :: originally :: other :: people :: producer :: projects :: re :: taste :: than :: the :: to :: unfortunately :: wanted :: what :: who :: youSource: imdb.com
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(Explaining how he ended up playing Det. Sgt. Fish on Barney Miller) "I got the role because the producer thought I looked tired. But I looked tired because I had been jogging earlier that day. He said to me, `You look tired, Abe.` I said, `I am. I was ju...
Abe Vigoda
Keywords: abe :: am :: barney :: because :: been :: but :: day :: det :: earlier :: ended :: explaining :: fish :: five :: got :: had :: he :: how :: jogging :: just :: look :: looked :: me :: miller :: on :: playing :: producer :: role :: said :: sgt :: that :: the :: thought :: tired :: to :: up :: was :: youSource: imdb.com
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On his involvement in Braveheart (1995) as actor, director and producer: "If you`re going to wear three hats, you`d better grow two more heads."
Mel Gibson
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It was a wonderful experience. Steve Bing was the producer and was very generous. But the movie didn`t turn out very well. The director [George Armitage] fell ill and we shut down production for a few weeks while he recuperated. And I think when he came b...
Morgan Freeman
Keywords: and :: armitage :: back :: bing :: but :: came :: didn :: director :: down :: experience :: fell :: few :: for :: generous :: george :: he :: ill :: it :: movie :: out :: producer :: production :: recuperated :: shut :: steve :: the :: think :: turn :: very :: was :: we :: weeks :: well :: when :: while :: wonderfulSource: imdb.com
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On meeting producer Harvey Weinstein for the first time at the 2005 Time Magazine`s 100 Most Influential People: "He is a big fan of Indian films. He has seen Devdas (2002/I), and said he respected my work. It`s a big compliment coming from somebody who h...
Aishwarya Rai
Keywords: 100 :: 2002 :: 2005 :: and :: at :: big :: coming :: compliment :: devdas :: fan :: films :: first :: for :: from :: harvey :: has :: he :: indian :: influential :: is :: it :: magazine :: meeting :: most :: my :: of :: on :: people :: producer :: respected :: said :: seen :: somebody :: such :: the :: time :: weinstein :: who :: workSource: imdb.com
