Quotes of Peter Bart - somelinesforyou

“ If you’ve got your health, you can always make some money. But all the dough in the world can’t buy back your health. Isn’t it clear that the person who compromises his health in the name of making money is cutting himself a really lousy deal? ”

- Peter Barton

“ That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises. ”

- Peter Bart

“ That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications. ”

- Peter Bart

“ One of Brando's problems is that he can't have a conversation with anyone. ”

- Peter Bart

“ The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion. ”

- Peter Bart

“ One of Brando's problems is that he can't have a conversation with anyone. ”

- Peter Bart

“ I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It's tougher today because it's corporate Hollywood. ”

- Peter Bart

“ The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion. ”

- Peter Bart

“ The model today is that as much as 70 percent of the financing of the picture would come from overseas. Now we're beginning to run out of suckers, because there are not that many people overseas who are willing to put up more than half the money for a movie. ”

- Peter Bart

“ I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity. ”

- Peter Bart

“ A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it's the ultimate example of too much information. ”

- Peter Bart

“ A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It's tougher today because it's corporate Hollywood. ”

- Peter Bart

“ I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat. ”

- Peter Bart

“ The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people. ”

- Peter Bart

“ The biggest danger of Hollywood becoming a purely corporate town resides in the creative process. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity. ”

- Peter Bart

“ Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It's tougher today because it's corporate Hollywood. ”

- Peter Bart

“ It's tougher today because it's corporate Hollywood. ”

- Peter Bart

“ I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat. ”

- Peter Bart
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