“I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it's very low risk because you have data and studios love data.” ThinkingWantAudienceRiskModelsLowsStudiosDataSomething NewWant SomethingBusiness Models Author:Gore Verbinski
“I first felt successful when I was 13 and in a show called "Seesaw." I came offstage and heard the applause of the theater audience and felt a sense of accomplishment. Around that time, my role model for success was Burt Lancaster. He was one of the first actors in Hollywood to start his own production company, and I respected him because he created something he believed in.” FirstsShowsFeltRolesAudienceSuccessfulHeardModelsTheaterAccomplishmentRole ModelsApplauseSense Of AccomplishmentLancasterSeesaw Author:Giancarlo Esposito
“You know, what's popular? Okay, vampires are very popular. Let me make my vampire movie. I'm not saying you can't make a vampire movie. But if you're going to do one do something crazy. I mean don't just get a bunch of, like I said, models and make them into vampires so you'll get an audience. You know maybe get some ugly vampires for a change.” IfsKnowsMeanSaidAudienceCrazyModelsOkayLet MeUglyBunchVampireVery PopularVampire Movie Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I'm the one person who wears the words 'hustle, loyalty, respect' on my T-shirts and merchandise. My audience is children. It's very flattering to see a kid wear your T-shirt; it's even more flattering to have a dad come up to you and say, 'I watch you with my kid. Keep doing what you're doing. You're a role model for my son.'” ChildrenPersonsKidsRolesWatchesAudienceSonDadModelsCome UpLoyaltyShirtsMy SonRole ModelsT ShirtUp To YouHustleDoing YouFlatteringMerchandise Author:John Cena
“Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsSimpleAnswersMorningAudienceModelsSundayPreachingSimple ThingsDisserviceSunday Morning Author:Andy Stanley
“The business model of the conservative media is built on two elements: provoking the audience into a fever of indignation (to keep them watching) and fomenting mistrust of all other information sources (so that they never change the channel).” TwoAudienceMediaInformationSourceElementsModelsBuiltStrategyConservativeProvokingNever ChangeFeverMistrustIndignationBusiness Models Author:David Frum
“I prefer not to wink out from behind the character as myself, saying to the audience, "It's just me here, right, guys?" Peter Sellers is my model, and he didn't do that - he wore his character from head to toe.” CharacterGuyBehindsAudienceModelsPeterToesSellersRight Guy Author:Andy Daly
“I never think of an actor as a model. A model wears what you tell them to wear, that's their job. An actor is different. It's important to work with the actor because in the end that's who the audience sees and that's the success that you need.” ThinkingNeedsImportantDifferentEndsJobsActorsAudienceModels Author:Patricia Field
“I mean there's still also an element of the audience looking for role models. In my day, when I started, if you were an action hero, you were a little bit of a role model like the person.” IfsMeanLittlesPersonsStillsActionBitsRolesAudienceHeroElementsLittle BitModelsRole ModelsAction Heroes Author:Dolph Lundgren
“Clearly the success of the Netflix model, releasing the entire season of 'House of Cards' at once, proved one thing: The audience wants the control. They want the freedom. If they want to binge as they've been doing on 'House of Cards' and lots of other shows, we should let them binge.” IfsWantShouldShowsHouseAudienceOne ThingModelsSeasonsCardsNetflixBingeHouse Of Cards Author:Kevin Spacey