Peter Bart Quotes

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.

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

Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.

The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.

Do your homework and stand your ground.

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.

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

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

Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.

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

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

We're going to see a very, very commercial kind of picture-making.

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

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.