Like the tectonic plate it sits upon, Hollywood is subject to seismic jolts and constant tremors. Each season erupts with a new champion, and every so often a genuine earthquake will tear down the apparently secure infrastructure.
To whom one reports is a unit of measure. It measures the exact distance between the player and the center of power. It is the closest we can get to a calibrated answer to the question ‘How big am I?’ More than the size of an executive’s office or even his title, which no one remembers anyway, the fewer people between the player and a ‘yes,’ the more powerful he is.
Information is currency. … Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.
nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn’t it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.
Self-love knows no impediment.
My goal has been to learn how to get movies made without losing sight of the reasons I began. I have had to learn to recognize the insidious nature of the beast without becoming one.
One of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. And doing that means making good, smart, often funny movies that women can identify with-with terrific dialogue we all remember and cherish, and stories that illuminate our lives and decisions and turning points.
with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?
No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.
The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. … The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.
Ego problems are endemic in every walk of life, but in the movie business egomaniacs are megalomaniacs.
The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. … The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.
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