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“In some ways, the most rewarding thing I've done were the two times that I did the Oscars, particularly the first time because it was really like the ultimate "Let's put on a show," with every great movie star in the world available.”

Quote by Laura Ziskin

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Laura Ziskin, an American film producer, was born on March 3, 1950, and passed away on June 12, 2011. She had a rich experience in the film industry and produced several well-known movies. more

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“What's great about making movies is the sort of additive process of bringing people together and having an idea and watching the idea be added to and at the end you have this thing. It's really a collaborative experience.”

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“Most movies don't have the ability to find an audience. So the movie plays out very quickly in a lot of theaters to get the biggest gross. So that demands that we make things that are hits before they open. So they have to have the elements, they have to be franchises.”

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“I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also your peak baby-making years, and that's just the truth. And those are choices women have to make.”

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“I had very few skills. If I hadn't been a producer I'd been a failed actor. That would have been really disastrous.”

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“I think being a producer makes you a problem solver, so you kind of go, "Well there's a problem. What do we do? How do we solve it?"”

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“I like the idea that there's no censorship, because it's consistent with my views that we live in a free society and people ought to be able to express their views.”

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“My mom decorated with lots of antiques. I never liked it when I was a little girl - I wanted to live in a modern house. But now I love it.”

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“Sometimes you make very interesting movies that aren't meant for everybody. But this is a capitalist society, so everything conspires to put value on whether it sells or not.”

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“The real difficulty for smaller films, when they're made independently and it's time to go for a distributor, sometimes if it's a tough film and the people who financed it need their money back right away, it's much easier and lucrative to take a DVD deal.”

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