“I've been lucky because my films have consistently made a profit, almost all of them have made a profit. Never a huge profit, but nobody gets hurt. And therefore I get a lot of freedom.” MadeFilmHurtHugeLuckyProfitConsistently Book:Woody Allen: Interviews Source: Woody Allen: Interviews
“In 1972 Charlie Chaplin was allowed back to America to receive an honorary Oscar, 'for the incalculable he had on making motion pictures the art form of this century'. That's what the Academy was always for - to blur the equation enough so that profit and fame could be called art.” ArtEnoughAmericaFilmFormCenturyFameHollywoodProfitOscarsEquationsAcademyCharlieBlurMotion PicturesChaplinHonorary Author:Edward Jay Epstein