“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
“I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist.” ThinkingTryingArtistProducersSongwritersPublicists Author:L.A. Reid
“I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.” TryingPerfectProducersVocalAlways Trying Author:K. D. Lang
“As a producer, I try to bring as many nice people as I can to insure that there's no screaming, there's no shouting, there's no bullying. The more of those kind of people that you can bring together, the better the experience everyone has on set.” PeopleTryingKindI CanTogetherNiceProducersBullyingShoutingNice People Author:Lorenzo di Bonaventura
“Not many French producers work the American way. In France, the director decides everything, he has final cut. I'm trying to do things differently, without the Luc Besson solution.” WayTryingCuttingDirectorsSolutionsFinalsProducersFrance Author:Thomas Langmann
“We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do.” TryingRecordsBandGuidesProducersAbsolutely Nothing Author:Benmont Tench
“Western governments should bear their responsibilities toward the welfare of their people and not try to make oil producers pay the costs” PeopleShouldTryingGovernmentPayResponsibilityBearsCostWesternOilProducersWelfare Author:Mohammad Khatami
“Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's so advantageous to go to a place that you already have a feel for, a literal and spiritual familiarity.” FeelsTryingSpiritualResultsDirectorsAdvantagePracticalsProducersFamiliarityLiteralPractical Things Author:Campbell Scott