“A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.” MenYearsBelieveFilmPurposeI BelieveCan DoPlansTvsYears AgoStanding Author:Derek Luke
“If you mentioned Hanna-Barbera to people, they said, "Oh yeah, Flintstone, Yogi, Scooby-Doo, Jetsons," and that was pretty much it. We have characters with very high recognition factors and great films, but no organized plans for really making the most of them and increasing their value.” PeopleIfsSaidCharacterFilmValuesPlansYeahFactorsRecognitionOrganizedThey SaidYogiGreat FilmScooby DooFlintstones Author:Fred Seibert
“When we started NFL Films, there were no focus groups, there were no demographic studies, there were no surveys. Every decision that we made, we made with our hearts, not with our heads. And, in the very beginning, we really didn't even have a business plan.” HeartMadeFilmDecisionStudyFocusPlansGroupsNflSurveysDemographicsBusiness PlanFocus Groups Author:Steve Sabol
“I had two projects that fell apart during preproduction. The first one was this movie that Judd Apatow and I had written about two guys following the Rolling Stones. It was going to be half concert film, half pseudo-documentary. It was Mick Jagger's idea.The other one was Simple Plan, based on a novel by Scott Smith. It's a great book - really stark, not a comedy - about a guy who finds $4 million in a plane crash and decides to keep it.” FirstsTwoBookIdeasFilmGuySimpleHalfMillionsNovelComedyPlansWrittenProjectsStonesFollowingPlanesConcertsCrashRollingDocumentariesStarksRolling StonesGreat BookPseudoTwo GuysJaggerPlane CrashesSimple Plan Author:Ben Stiller
“I think films would get a lot better if people paid leaving the cinema. There's a whole business plan of opening terrible films in hundreds of cinemas and then closing them when the word of mouth gets out.” PeopleIfsThinkingWholeFilmPlansTerribleMouthsPaidLeavingOpeningCinemaClosingBusiness PlanWord Of Mouth Author:Graham Linehan
“I think sequels are very dangerous if you assume and presume success. I think you have to plan each film as a standalone and commit yourself to that as your primary objective.” IfsThinkingFilmPlansDangerousAssumingCommitObjectivesPrimariesSequels Author:Hutch Parker
“I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my thing anymore, if it ever was. Yes, I do still act sometimes. But when I do, it's with people I know and trust, people who respect me as a person and appreciate what I have to offer.” PeopleIfsKnowsPersonsStillsSometimesFilmActingPlansOffersAppreciatePursueRespect MeFilm Acting Author:Mara Wilson