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Television Producer

Mark Burnett is a prominent television producer, born on July 17, 1960. He is known for his innovative television shows and reality series.

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“He [Peter Pan] is a metaphor for dreams and faith.”

Dream Metaphor Peter

Author:Mark Burnett

“The way I see it, more people are wired with broadband from 9 to 5 during the day than watch TV at night. So therefore isn't the real prime time 9 to 5? Playing games at your desk - that's the new prime time, isn't it?”

People Way Real Night Games Watches Tvs Prime Desks Playing Games Broadband Prime Time

Author:Mark Burnett

“Bug eating and backstabbing are the stuff of great entertainment.”

Stuff Eating Entertainment Bugs Backstabbing

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“There's no reason the story of Christianity wouldn't be more prevalent in film and television considering the audience size who love and believe the stories. This is a broad audience and deserves to be on broadcast TV.”

Believe Reason Stories Film Christianity Audience Television Tvs Deserve Size No Reason Broads Considering Film And Television

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“No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.”

Watches Tvs

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“You can't just decide to take the subject matter of The Bible and figure out you can just change what you want. I mean, the audience knows, and if you give them a Biblical story, you better get it right.”

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“One of the greatest freedoms of living in America is being able to ask the question: "If I could do anything I wanted with my life - money being no object - what would I do?" In many parts of the world, people don't have the luxury of asking that question.”

People Ifs World Able Wanted America Asks Objects Asking Luxury If I Could

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“'Survivor' wouldn't have happened had I not gone out there and helped CBS to sell sponsors to finance the first one. Part of my thinking on 'Survivor' was that it should have rewards that are corporate brands. A Big Mac, one thimble-full of Coca-Cola.”

Thinking Should Firsts Bigs Gone Happened Should Have Sells Rewards Finance Brands Corporate Survivor Macs Sponsors Coca Cola Big Mac

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“I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined.”

Goal Steps Risk Comfort Adversity Guarantees Zone Daring Comfort Zone

Book:Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

Source: Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

“As the show's executive producer, I envisioned something akin to "Gilligan's Island" meets Lord of the Flies meets Ten Little Indians mets "The Real World." "Survivor" marks a return to a core element of adventure: staying alive.”

Source: Survivor: The Ultimate Game : the Official Companion Book to the CBS Television Show

“If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.”

Ifs Knows Want Needs Should Wells Facts Home Might Jobs Certain Married Procrastination Never Change

Author:Mark Burnett

“I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation.”

People Ifs War Real Conversation Engaged No War Real Conversation

Author:Mark Burnett

“I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.”

Dream Names Heard Metaphor Peter Syndromes

Book:Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

Source: Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

“When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you for your service.' 'Stars Earn Stripes' is a high energy, fun, action show, but at its heart it is all about those five words.”

Heart Shows Hands Action Energy Fun Stars Five Military Approach Shakes Uniforms Thank You Stripes High Energy Military Uniform

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“Facing your fears robs them of their power.”

Inspirational Fear Emotion Power Strength Wise Words Scared Overcoming Fear Face Your Fears Facing Fear

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“There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.”

Inspirational Effort Hustle Biting Chewing Effort And Hard Work

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“I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.”

Heart Lying Focus Needed My Heart Solitude Purity Deceit

Book:Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

Source: Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of Life

“America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.”

Way Giving Feels Earth America Nations Best Way Feel Better

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“My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.”

Mean Realizing Accepting Failing Frightened Mantras

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“Content is King,' and with more screens needing entertaining content now than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.”

Kings Screens Statements Entertaining

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“Every show on television has a downward trend because there are so many more things to watch. You can only deal with what is the benchmark of a hit series and 'Survivor' clearly remains a hit series.”

Shows Deals Watches Television Remains Series Survivor Trends

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“I found a nanny/child care position in Beverly Hills taking care of a 3-year-old and a 17-year-old. They had a large, wealthy house. I learned that I liked the way rich people lived. I learned that they were not smarter than me.”

People Way Years Children Care Found House Rich Position Hills Wealthy Smarter Rich People Nannies Child Care Beverly Hills

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“I honestly think that in five years time, television will be watched on computer screens anyway and you'll be doing multiple things. You'll be 'IMing' while you're watching a show and checking the news.”

Thinking Years Shows Five Television Computer News Screens Honestly Five Years Multiple Computer Screen

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“I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.”

Ifs Country Care School America Results Don't Care Our Family

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“I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.”

Knows Looks Guy Sides Decision Behinds Cutting Uncertainty Retreat Rope Ladders Indiana Machetes Indiana Jones Movie

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“I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at Lewa. There's more rhinos than you'll find anywhere. A great part for the children is you can ride horses with the giraffes and the zebra.”

Children Ideas Hard Beats Horse Great Times Kenya Giraffe Zebras Rhinos Masai

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“Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.”

Character Belief Attitude Produce Hopefulness God Provides God Will Provide

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“You don't need to make shows about sex and drugs and violence to get ratings.”

Needs Shows Sex Violence Drug Rating

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“I came here with nothing, with maybe a hundred bucks in my pocket and had to get a job. And these wealthy people who had made their money themselves, I worked for. It did show me what could be achieved in America, what's possible if you have some vision to take big risks.”

People Ifs Made Shows Bigs Jobs America Vision Risk Hundred Financial Pockets Wealthy Show Me Bucks

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“The best person to get something done is a busy person.”

Inspirational Persons Done Busy Best Person Busy Person

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“You have to treat every hour of television you're given like a $100 million movie, and with 'A.D.,' we stepped it up even a stage further.”

Given Hours Millions Stage Television Treats

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“An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'”

Beautiful Film Life Is Sound Unique Classic Instant Life Is Beautiful Sound Of Music Music And Life

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“In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.”

Two War Government Duty Active Budgets Airplane Ireland Teens Parachutes Northern Ireland Falklands

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“How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea.”

People Thinking Want Ideas Dinner Beer Great Business Business Ideas

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“In Botswana in the Kalahari Desert there's a tented camp called Jack's Camp, which is like old Africa meets Ralph Lauren. The Oriental rugs, the old leather chairs - you feel like you've just jumped out of a Ralph Lauren ad.”

Feels Like You Desert Chairs Camps Ads Leather Lauren

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“You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.”

Heard Percent Analysis Paralysis

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“I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like.”

Ifs Want Kind Persons Felt Roles Shots

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“I've always liked adventure television. Pre-'Survivor,' I did a series on cable called 'Eco-Challenge,' an adventure race with experts mainly, and here we have 'Expedition Impossible.' I like the outdoors and I like doing something fresh for television you haven't seen before.”

Challenges Race Impossible Havens Television Adventure Series Experts Survivor Cables Eco Expeditions

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“In Europe and Australia, there is something called the Tall Poppy Syndrome: People like to cut the tall poppies. They don't want you to succeed, and they cut you down - especially people from your own social class.”

People Want Social Class Cutting Succeed Europe Australia Tall Syndromes Social Class Poppies

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“Singing shows are fun. Every viewer has their own opinion. We all know whether we think a voice sounds good or not. There's a play-along element. All these shows can be supported.”

Thinking Knows Play Shows Fun Sound Voice Opinion Elements Singing Viewers

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“The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.”

World Next Internet

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“There are screens at the gas station, there are screens at the shopping mall. And they all need content.”

Needs Screens Gas Stations Shopping Malls Gas Stations

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“Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors.”

Years Book Play Character Stories Actors Journey Television Years Ago Scripts Caves Cavemen Shakespeare Play

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About the Author

Born: July 17, 1960
Known for: Television Producer
Quotes: 43

Books & Sources

Dare to Succeed: How to Survive and Thrive in the Game of LifeRelated source material

Survivor: The Ultimate Game : the Official Companion Book to the CBS Television ShowRelated source material

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