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Every film I do, I'm involved with from the very conception of the project. Irwin Winkler

Every Project Involved Conception Very Film

Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job. Irwin Winkler

Good Good Job Job Misconception Know Most Very Really Producers Function

More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made. Irwin Winkler

Money Made Lost Imitate Has-Been More Been Rocky Than Trying

As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews. Irwin Winkler

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I feel very proud that we have managed to stay together. In these forty years we have made forty-six films. Each one has brought a certain name and contribution to cinema. Ismail Merchant

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It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband. Ismail Merchant

Relationship Father Husband Daughter About Friend Current Her

The mixture of the Trinidadian people and the Indian people has caused a new culture to emerge. Ismail Merchant

Culture People Indian Indian People Emerge New Caused Mixture

Well, I am from India and I wanted to make films in English for the international market in India. So that was really the main thing, and then of course economically it was cheaper to make films in India. Ismail Merchant

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Well, the musicals give emphasis to love, longing, melancholy, sadness. All of that is always there. Ismail Merchant

Love Sadness Longing Melancholy Musicals Give Emphasis Well Always To Love

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination. J. Michael Straczynski

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so. J. Michael Straczynski

You Fight Remember Care Will Others Find Scares Take Lead Take Care Make Make A Difference Led Forever Difference Choose

A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh. J. Michael Straczynski

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On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us. J. Michael Straczynski

Internet Will Inside Always Currency Information Us Among

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out. J. Michael Straczynski

You Walk Hell Philosophy Say Out Find Get Want Room

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do. J. Michael Straczynski

Change World Change The World Could Idea Bullet Person Dallas Imagine

A changeling is one child substituted for another. I couldn't find anything more apt. We had to kind of fight that supernatural element in the publicity, and I offered to try and find another title, but Clint liked it, and it stayed. J. Michael Straczynski

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Again, one of the problems I have with television, as I mentioned before, is it's trivial in many ways, and I think that a lot of folks out there are looking for new metaphors and new ways of thinking about things. J. Michael Straczynski

For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people. J. Michael Straczynski

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Writing is the process of asking the next logical question. J. Michael Straczynski

Writing Logical Question Process Asking Next

There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy childhood. Well, that's the definition of childhood; nobody gets out alive. You either get stronger from what you experience, or you turn it into a crutch, an excuse, a dodge. J. Michael Straczynski

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