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I think maybe the most important thing that we have to say is that people don't often talk about network executives being brave. You don't talk about them as having integrity and a higher purpose, because it's a job... except for Bob Greenblatt. He is a theatre person. He loves and understands it.
Craig Zadan
You
Integrity
Theatre
People
Job
Important
Think
Say
About
Having
Network
Purpose
Except
Higher
He
Most
Talk
Most Important Thing
Executives
Because
Understands
Important Thing
Person
Brave
Often
Maybe
Being
The Most Important
Loves
Them
Bob
Thing
Basically, we had the idea of doing this production of 'Steel Magnolias,' and we spoke to Queen Latifah about it, and she got excited.
Craig Zadan
Queen
About
Steel
Had
Excited
Spoke
Idea
She
Got
Doing
Production
Basically
Live TV is the future. It's the only way you can beat the DVRing of America. Everything is DVRed, and no one watches stuff when it's on. Awards shows and sports are watched when they're broadcast.
Craig Zadan
Future
You
Sports
Live
Broadcast
Everything
Way
TV
Only
Beat
No-One
Stuff
America
Shows
Live Tv
Awards
Watched
Watches
The future for us is not to go bigger but to go different.
Craig Zadan
Future
Go
Different
Bigger
Us
The truth of the matter is - when we look at things - every movie we do - no matter what the subject matter is - we go to the universal theme of family. We always go to that because if the movie is about family, then any audience can relate to it.
Craig Zadan
Truth
Family
Matter
Every
Relate
About
Look
Because
Audience
Always
Go
Subject
Subject Matter
Any
Movie
Theme
Then
Things
Universal
It is very, very important that people understand that you can tell different kinds of stories, and they do, related to gay and lesbian issues - especially when you know the people behind them.
Craig Zadan
Gay
You
People
Important
Different Kinds
Lesbian
Related
Tell
Kinds
Know
Understand
Issues
Very
Behind
Different
Stories
Them
He's perfect for anything. I would hire Hugh Jackman to come to my house and have dinner.
Craig Zadan
Dinner
Would
Perfect
He
Come
House
Hire
Hugh
Anything
How we get power, how cars are powered, when the technology and resources to have something that is infinitely better, we still use old-school technology. We're still using that same exact structure.
Dana Brunetti
Technology
Better
Car
Power
Resources
Exact
Something
Structure
Powered
How
Still
Get
Same
Infinitely
Use
Using
It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
Dana Brunetti
Good
Creative
People
Post
Big
Everybody
Say
Something
Something Good
Cat
Attention
Talent
Like
How
Making
Get
Shoot
Shooting
Big Thing
Capable
Video
Now
Thing
Filmmaker
When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
Dana Brunetti
Work
Resume
Free
Build
Teeth
Out
Had
Lot
Get
Cut
Things
Basically
Starting
I don't know if I'd do well in a structured, corporate environment. I'm very open. I share everything. I don't care. I don't have anything to hide. I'm very transparent that way.
Dana Brunetti
Hide
Care
Corporate
Everything
Way
Structured
Open
Share
Environment
Know
Well
Very
Anything
Transparent
For any book, it's distilling all of the moments in the book that are either fan favorites or pivotal that you have to have in there, and how you tie that all up into a two hour movie is not the easiest job.
Dana Brunetti
You
Book
Job
Easiest
Favorites
Hour
Tie
How
Up
Any
Movie
Fan
Pivotal
Either
Moments
Two
You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.
Dana Brunetti
Best
You
Business
People
Collaborating
Heads
Go
South
Going
Then
Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
Dana Brunetti
Crazy
You
Yourself
People
Will
Back
Entice
Undermining
Sell
Roles
Want
Credits
Between Twitter and Facebook, early word of mouth for a film can destroy it immediately or take something you've never heard of and make it a huge hit.
Dana Brunetti
You
Facebook
Word
Mouth
Twitter
Twitter And Facebook
Immediately
Destroy
Something
Take
Never
Between
Make
Heard
Huge
Hit
Word-Of-Mouth
Film
Early
You talk about Steve Jobs when he came out with the iPhone, and everyone thought it was amazing: you touch it and move the screen.
Dana Brunetti
You
Amazing
Thought
Everyone
Out
Jobs
About
Touch
He
Steve
Talk
Steve Jobs
Came
iPhone
Move
Screen
When you go in for any life rights, you always ask, 'Who would you have play this person, or who would you have direct?'
Dana Brunetti
Life
You
Rights
Would
Direct
Always
Go
Person
Any
Ask
Who
Play
What I find most exciting about online video is that it's the future.
Dana Brunetti
Future
Find
About
Online
Exciting
Most
Video
The future of the television industry is changing at an unstoppable rate, and it is exciting to share my experience and thoughts on how this will change the value of content in the digital space.
Dana Brunetti
Future
Thoughts
Change
Experience
Space
Digital
Will
Value
Changing
Television
Rate
Share
Exciting
Unstoppable
Industry
Content
How
The power lies with content creators now, but if you can't reach people, there's no point.
Dana Brunetti
You
People
Power
Lies
No Point
Point
Reach
Content
Creators
Now
There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
Dana Brunetti
Me
Money
Distributors
Table
Guys
Like
Leaving
Going
Theater
Who
If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.
Dana Brunetti
Buy
Opportunity
Big
Pay
Latest
Month
Out
TV
Would
Had
Comfort
Big Screen
Screen
Movie
Watch
The cars haven't advanced that much since we were kids. When you boil it down, it's still a gas combustion engine.
Dana Brunetti
You
Car
Down
Kids
Advanced
Since
Combustion
Still
Were
Much
Engine
Boil
Gas
Binge viewing has been around since DVD box sets.
Dana Brunetti
Sets
Has-Been
Since
Box
Around
Been
Viewing
Binge
Appointment viewing is dead, and I think it is going away.
Dana Brunetti
Think
Dead
Going
Going Away
Viewing
Away
Appointment
I've been on the board of UCLA Film and TV School, and I went to UCLA. I realized that the same movie theater that was there when I went to school, 30 years later is the same movie theater in the same condition. There was an opportunity to refurbish an existing room, and I jumped at the opportunity.
Darren Star
School
Opportunity
Later
TV
Been
Years
Condition
Existing
Same
Movie
Theater
Movie Theater
Board
Room
Realized
Film
Film And TV
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