American Film Producer Quotes

Frank Zappa

George Lucas

Barbra Streisand

Michael Crichton

Howard Hughes

Ang Lee

Spike Lee

Gradually I got tuned into the world — that happens on every movie. I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.

As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who saved them such substantial sums with generous contributions. This quid pro quo became one of hallmarks of our lobbying efforts.

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother.

An actor is a kind of a guy who if you ain't talking about him ain't listening.

After losing his shirt on a period drama about Napoleon:

Never, never, will I do another play where a guy writes with a feather.

Max Gordon (producer)

The argument that 'boys will be boys' actually carries the profoundly anti-male implication that we should expect bad behavior from boys and men. The assumption is that they are somehow not capable of acting appropriately, or treating girls and women with respect.

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

The information that follows is taken primarily...from government hearings and reports published from various Senate and House committees.

G. Edward Griffin

Carole King's second album, 'Tapestry,' has fulfilled the promise of her first and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music. It is an album of surpassing personal-intimacy and musical accomplishment and a work infused with a sense of artistic purpose. It is also easy to listen to and easy to enjoy.

Jon Landau (film producer)

WE ARE ALL TRAPPED in our own way of thinking, trapped in our own way of relating to people. We get so used to seeing the world our way that we come to think that the world is the way we see it.

Oh, Jerry, don't ask for the moon. We have the stars.

With all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?

There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.

I don't like the new trends in horror. All this torture stuff seems really mean-spirited. People have forgotten how to laugh, and I don't see anybody who's using it as allegory. The guy I love right now is Guillermo del Toro. I'd love to make a film like Pan's Labyrinth.

George A. Romero

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.

So much of language is unspoken. So much of language is compromised of looks and gestures and sounds that are not words. People are ignorant of the vast complexity of their own communication.

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.

Stephen Kendrick

Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed than you.

Cornered
by identities I never wanted to claim,
I ran.
Fast.
Hard
Deep
Inside myself.

If there ever was a time for sentimentality and traditional merrymaking, one that has transcended religious orientation, Christmas must be that time. The effect seems salutary: even people who ordinarily are as colorful and gay as groundworms, who would dare not consider a flamboyant gesture, hang long strings of brightly colored lights around their houses, trim Christmas trees, and talk to strangers.

To get where you want to go, you first have to become who God wants you to be.

There are only two things to remember. Number one...Don't Stop, and number two...Keep Going!

It's the Point of Your View that Decides What You See —
One Man's Flop Is Another Man's Hit.
From Manners to Movies, the Picture Keeps Changing
Depending Upon Where You Sit.

A film is not done by one person. It's done by a lot of people. I love this whole collaborative aspect. When it works well, you end up with something better than any of us started out to do.

Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.

David O. Selznick