“To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to first draft and on to the seventh draft, whatever it takes. Then my job is to support the director to make the best movie we can. Some producers try to go past them, but my job is to support them.” TryingFirstsRealJobsPastStarsSupportDirectorsProducersOutlinesWhatever It Takes Author:Dino De Laurentiis
“Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol producers, we will strengthen our energy security and create new jobs.” ImportantWarJobsEnergySecuritySourceWeaponsSouthInvestingTerrorOilProducersDependenceWar On TerrorNew JobDakotaSouth DakotaEthanolEnergy Security Author:John Thune
“Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the technicians, and a music director was put in charge. That directly related to a film producer's job.” JobsFilmRecordsDirectorsBunchProducersRelatedPerformersSessionTechnicians Author:Tony Visconti
“I feel it's my job to continue being a student of music if I want to continue being an artist and a producer of other artists. You have to keep filling your mind with other music. You have to be ahead of the curve.” IfsWantFeelsMindJobsArtistStudentsProducersCurvesFillingBeing An Artist Author:Bruno Mars
“Let me tell you about being executive producer. It is not a job, it's a title. Don't go around asking executive producers what they do because they don't do anything, alright?” JobsLet MeAskingProducersTitlesExecutivesAlright Author:Morgan Freeman
“In L.A., if you're in improv, and you're on those stages, all the big agents and managers and producers are watching those shows. They're not flying to Chicago to see the show. People are booking jobs off the stages in L.A. who aren't more talented than the guys in Chicago. But the most guys book out of L.A., and the second is New York.” PeopleIfsBookShowsBigsJobsGuyStageNew YorkFlyingProducersAgentsManagersChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson
“For any producer I've ever worked with, their toughest job is to convince me to not to obscure my vocals. A lot of people don't like the sound of their own voice on, like, cassette tape or something. It's like that for me, and other songwriters I know. Like, "Oh God, that's what I sound like?"” PeopleKnowsJobsSoundVoiceProducersConvinceTapeSongwritersObscureVocalCassettesCassette Tapes Author:Ryan Adams
“We're in an era where the demand is for immediate hits that are destined to become obsolescent. Six months later, everyone forgets the artist and the tune. It's become like a con job. Producers, engineers, lawyers and accountants all make money, but the artists don't.” JobsArtistForgetMoneyMonthsDemandSixLawyerProducersErasMaking MoneyTunesEngineersDestinedSix MonthsAccountants Author:Tony Bennett
“I'm the producer of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," so I definitely have an exciting day job.” ShowsJobsExcitingProducersTonightJimmyDay Jobs Author:Josh Lieb
“I mean, my dad's a television producer, and I knew I could get a job as an assistant or a reader with one of his friends, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do.” MeanWantedJobsTelevisionReaderDadMy DadProducersAssistants Author:J. J. Abrams
“The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators.” CountryJobsWealthRichMajorityCreatorProducersAchieverJob Creators Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I don't mean to imply that we are in imminent danger of being wiped off the face of the earth - at least, not on account of global warming. But climate change does confront us with profound new realities. We face these new realities as a nation, as members of the world community, as consumers, as producers, and as investors. And unless we do a better job of adjusting to these new realities, we will pay a heavy price. We may not suffer the fate of the dinosaurs. But there will be a toll on our environment and on our economy, and the toll will rise higher with each new generation.” WorldMayMeanDoeRealityEarthJobsFacesSufferingNationsCommunityPayEconomyEnvironmentFateGenerationsDangerHigherMembersAccountsProfoundClimateClimate ChangeHeavyProducersConsumersGlobal WarmingInvestorsOur EnvironmentDinosaursNew GenerationTollsBetter JobsAdjusting Author:Eileen Claussen
“Los Angeles people are incapable of passively mainlining TV and movies. Here you have to read who produced or directed every episode, who wrote it, who had guests shots and whether you know them personally and if they like you. You have to figure out who everybody's agent is and whether yours is better. You not only know but deeply care about the difference between such job titles as Producer, Supervising Producer, and Executive Story Editor. ... So while the rest of the country is lying stupid in a media-induced coma, people in L.A. are in constant withdrawal.” PeopleIfsKnowsCountryStoriesCareJobsLyingDifferencesMediaStupidFiguresTvsLike YouShotsHollywoodConstantProducersAgentsTitlesExecutivesLos AngelesEditorsGuestsEpisodesIncapableWithdrawalComaJob Titles Book:Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye Source: Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye