“They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.” PeopleWorldShowsPaidProfitOscars Author:Bruce Vilanch
“We're shaking up a format, which I think is always a good thing. The thing about [2011 Oscar hosts] James [Franco] and Anne [Hathaway] is, they've both hosted Saturday Night Live, and they both did a good job at it. So they are accustomed to working with short rehearsal time, and live, lots of pressure, rewrites, things like that. They can make quick changes, which is very advantageous, and they're skilled comedians.” ThinkingJobsNightPressureGood ThingsComedianHostOscarsSaturdayGood JobAccustomedRehearsalShakingFormatSaturday NightSaturday Night LiveFrancoQuick Change Author:Bruce Vilanch
“Generally with the Oscars or the Emmys there isn't much you can do until the nominations are announced. Then you know what kind of year you're dealing with - what's been overlooked, what the issues are.” KnowsYearsKindCan DoIssuesOscarsOverlookedNominationsEmmys Author:Bruce Vilanch
