Harvey Weinstein Quotes

• Everybody who’s played Marilyn Monroe before has gone down in flames. It’s impossible to capture Marilyn Monroe.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Down, Before, Impossible

• Every time I do a movie like ‘Finding Neverland’ or ‘Chocolat’ or ‘Shakespeare’ in Love,’ we deal with the creative process, but there’s humor and fun along the way. I always love that kind of movie.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Humor, Love

  Tags in Time

• Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Living, Off, Universe

• Audiences want to see intelligent movies.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Movies

• All that self-control stuff, I tried all that stuff from analysts. I went everywhere
  As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Knowledge

  Tags in Young, Become

• All that self-control stuff, I tried all that stuff from analysts. I went everywhere to these guys, every kind of anger-management, psychologist, psychiatrist. ‘Get rid of my temper, get rid of my temper.’ And there was only one guy who just said, ‘I don’t think this is related to, uh, issues. I think there has got to be something wrong.’

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Kind, Said, Wrong

• All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Screwed

• All my life, I have loved and been inspired by French cinema, and as a studio head it has been my pride and joy to have the ability to bring movies to audiences around the world.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Joy, Life, Movies

• You know, I’m the tough guy with taste, good friends, you know, describe me that I’m the tough guy, period, the way others do. But, you know, I’ll tell you, I’m a complete wuss when it comes to my own kids.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Good, Friends, Tough

• I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Wanted

• If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.

  Harvey Weinstein

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Time, Control

• We’ve been able to access deals that under our former relationship with Disney – with tax advantages and strategic partners – that we just weren’t able to do.

  Harvey Weinstein

• They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business.

  Harvey Weinstein

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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