Quotes by Producers

I've asked every grammar schoolteacher in the nation to have their students write on the meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the winning kid got up to the microphone and, in front of the world, had to dig into a pocket to pull out a crumpled sheet of paper containing the words that would move us all? David L. Wolper

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People don't buy and sell art based on the personality of the artist. Or there wouldn't be much art bought and sold. David L. Wolper

Buy Art People Personality Sold Bought Sell Artist Much Based

We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on. David L. Wolper

You Book People Predict Completed Out Would Best-Seller Knew Powerful Because Making Still Were Affect Heat List Going Being Happen While Roots Fortunate Moments Film Hardcover

I believe a mini-series has two audiences. The first is the media. Then I go for the television audience. David L. Wolper

First Believe Television Audience Audiences Go Then Media Two

I liked the clear morality of 1941, when you had no doubt about good and evil. There was a lot of idealism, people fighting for a cause. People are searching for morality today. David L. Wolper

Today Good You Good And Evil People Cause Evil Doubt Fighting No Doubt About Morality Had Clear Idealism Liked Lot Searching

I don't fall in love with inanimate objects. I don't bond with them. I only fall in love with people. David L. Wolper

Love People Fall Objects Only Them Inanimate Bond

I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was called 'The Race For Space,' about the U.S.-Soviet space race. The networks had a policy that I found out about the hard way. I even had a sponsor for my program, but the networks wouldn't put it on because it was independently produced. David L. Wolper

I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary. David L. Wolper

Walk First Independent Documentary

My philosophy as a filmmaker is to inform and entertain at the same time. And when I went away from documentaries into miniseries like 'Roots,' I did the reverse. Instead of just entertaining, I want to inform at the same time. David L. Wolper

Time Philosophy Entertain Entertaining Instead Like Documentaries Reverse Did Same Just Same Time Want Inform Roots Away Filmmaker

It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail. David Merrick

Success Enough Others Fail Succeed Should

It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose. David Merrick

Me Win Enemies Lose Enough Must

What cops are hired to do is to control people who will not abide by the social contract. David Milch

People Will Control Abide Hired Contract Social Social Contract Who Cops

Ego suppression can be an act of ostentation. David Milch

Ego Suppression Act Ostentation

Apes beat their chests so they don't have to fight 24 hours a day. David Milch

Day Fight Beat Hours Chest Ape

There is not an amount of money that a writer can earn that I can't blow. David Milch

Money Earn Writer Blow Amount

All I do is work and be with my family. David Milch

Work Family

It's kind of an intuitive process. I wish that it were more systematic, but it just isn't. David Milch

Wish Systematic Kind Intuitive More Were Just Process

Learning to live with the given is the great humbling educational process of life. David Milch

Life Great Learning Live Given Educational Process Humbling

The kind of flinching from any form of art or experience that PETA seems to advocate is ultimately life-hating. David Milch

Art Experience Kind Seems Advocate Ultimately Any Form

A person could look at me through ninety-five per cent of my experience and know that I had no shot. Because I was so unreliable. The only thing you could rely on me for was to betray you. David Milch

Me You Experience Per Betray Only Rely Unreliable Could Through Had Know Look Because Person The Only Thing Cent Shot Thing

When I was growing up, it was not the heyday of the western. David Milch

Heyday Western Up Growing Growing Up