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I'm a benevolent dictator.
Some people handle sweets better.
I'm the father of four daughters.
I'd never made a teen comedy in my life.
Audiences want to see intelligent movies.
I think audiences can deal with these mature themes.
I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.
Obama is not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.
Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes.
All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.
They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business.
First of all, I never make a movie for awards consideration.
When you have four daughters, you learn to lose early and often.
My movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
The secret of making movies is having the strongest possible script.
I... grew up in politics and I used to work for the Democratic Party.
I don't know, I'll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.
I don't have to agree with everything a candidate does to support him.
You're always fascinated by what you do, and how other people look at it.
You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
It's hard to market a movie when you're at the mercy of critics and journalists.
It’s hard to market a movie when you’re at the mercy of critics and journalists.
I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.
People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think.
To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic.
I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.
I hope to continue my friendship with France and its filmmakers for many years to come.
You can spend all the money in the world. If you've got a bad product, it doesn't matter.
I love it when these Internet dudes say to me, 'Hey man, we just want to be 'content neutral.'
We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.
Knowing that Ricky Gervais will never work again means a lot to me. I'm going to make sure of it.
There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.
People love a true story and especially a true story where two people from opposite worlds come together.
I'm sure the next time Piers Morgan asks me to host his show again I will ask President Obama to be my guest.
It's the golden age of French cinema again but it's because Sarkozy had the guts to push through copyright law.
Everybody who's played Marilyn Monroe before has gone down in flames. It's impossible to capture Marilyn Monroe.
It's always tough for me to make a movie, and then sit on an airplane and watch somebody watch it on their phone.
We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.
As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer.
I'm probably the only person who goes to work and says 'Wow, it's really nice here and sweet,' even in the competitive movie business.
When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.
There's something about the fashion world that I like, which is, I see a lot of the designers really have affection for other designers.
Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.
You know, for years I used to read about myself. They'd say, 'He has a temper' or 'He's a bully' or something like that, and it always bothered me.
Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.
It's hard to think of yourself as a brand, especially when I have four daughters who kick my butt early in the morning every day before I go to work.
I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.
I think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.
I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.
We've been able to access deals that under our former relationship with Disney - with tax advantages and strategic partners - that we just weren't able to do.