“I'm a baseball fan, but I'm not qualified to make baseball decisions, and I don't want to pretend to be.” Quote by Mark Walter
“Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications.” FallGivenCuttingEconomicSeriousFalling In LoveFinalsAffairFilmmakerCarrieSeriousnessImplicationsLove Affair Author:Peter Bart
“Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04.” YearsWellsPastInterestingLevelsExampleSummerAnalysisMoviePhenomenonContinuingMarketplaceProfileHigh ProfileTop 10 Author:Peter Bart
“I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.” New YorkGrewGrew UpTheaterManhattanMovie TheaterHanging AroundBrat Author:Peter Bart
“It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.” LevelsCreativityMajorsCorporationsNurture Author:Peter Bart
“It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.” YearsShowsTvsActivityHollywoodRegardCorporationsMinorsTv ShowsPlaygroundsMultinationalsMultinational CorporationsIrritants Author:Peter Bart
“Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.” LastsKnownStepsWeekIntentionLeavingEntertainmentCeoOctoberEntertainment Business Author:Peter Bart
“Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information.” StarsToo MuchInformationExampleUltimateCoverageToo Much Information Author:Peter Bart
“Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.” ValuesStarsStudyBehaviorBrandsAttentiveness Author:Peter Bart
“Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.” YearsTwoFilmNextGroupsCostInvestmentProductionsSignificantFundFewerPortionsNext YearSlateHedge Fund Author:Peter Bart
“Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view. When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn't cause suffering.” IfsFeelsDoeSufferingCausesViewsFruitRefuseArise Author:Ajahn Chah