Harvey Weinstein Quotes

• I think we do have our true, original stories that work. I can tell you that ‘The King’s Speech,’ which we did, became a worldwide smash because people loved the personal story.

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• I think sometimes we in the industry have to do ambitious projects.

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• I think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.

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• I think for us – the Weinstein name, the Miramax name – they’ve both become synonymous with brands. We have a real winning formula when it comes to championing a different kind of movie, and I think the audience trusts us.

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• I think audiences can deal with these mature themes.

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• I speak to kids 16, 17 years old, they haven’t read a newspaper. They haven’t physically handled a newspaper. They don’t even look at the headlines on a subway. These kids are on the Internet and the level of news that they’re getting is not the quality of ‘The New York Times’ or ‘The Wall Street Journal.’ It’s way deficient, and they don’t care.

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• I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it’s
  I remember when I took Quentin Tarantino with me to a very private I saw ‘Tintin’ in Europe – it is ‘Indiana Jones’ on steroids. Unbelievable. What a fantastic movie. Steven Spielberg, you rock the house. And working with those young English guys like Edgar Wright, and also Peter Jackson; what a great combination.

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• screening of the documentary ‘Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,’ which shows some of the legal irregularities of his case. I was involved by the film, and it was an amazing experience to see people weep at the end of it.

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• the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It’s the greatest brand. It’s as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It’s the Super Bowl.

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• I must admit, even though I’m the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I’m going to check Mom’s genealogy.

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• I love it when these Internet dudes say to me, ‘Hey man, we just want to be ‘content neutral.’

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• I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.

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• I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn’t 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it.

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• I hope to continue my friendship with France and its filmmakers for many years to come.

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• I don’t know, I’ll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.

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• I don’t have to agree with everything a candidate does to support him.

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• I always loved the creative process, from ‘Shakespeare in Love’ to ‘Finding Neverland’ to ‘Basquiat’; whether it’s serious, or it’s comedic, whether it’s the ‘inside look’ at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.

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• George Clooney’s ‘Ides of March’ could be the most under-appreciated
  I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.

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• movie of the year. In 20 years they’re gonna go back and say, ‘Oh, that was American politics in that time period.’ I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic.

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• First of all, I never make a movie for awards consideration.

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Harvey Weinstein (73)

Birth:	19th March, 1952
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Producer

About

Harvey Weinstein was born in Flushing, New York City, USA. He is an American film producer and film studio executive. He is best known as co-founder of Miramax, which produced several popular independent films including Pulp Fiction, Sex, Lies and Videotape, The Crying Game and Clerks. He produced several films include: The Burning(also writer), Playing for Keeps(also writer and director), Shakespeare in Love, Malèna, Gangs of New York, Nine, My Week with Marilyn, and One Chance.

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