American - Producer | January 11, 1928 - August 10, 2010
Relax! Life is beautiful!
David L. Wolper
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I make it happen. Who bought Alex Haley's book 'Roots' for TV? Me. I hired the director, hired the writer. I put them all together. I'm like the chef. If I mix all the ingredients right, it's going to taste terrific. If I don't, it's not going to come out good.
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My initial goal for the 1984 opening ceremonies was a show that would be majestic, inspirational, and emotional - a 20 goosebump experience.
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I've asked every grammar schoolteacher in the nation to have their students write on the meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the winning kid got up to the microphone and, in front of the world, had to dig into a pocket to pull out a crumpled sheet of paper containing the words that would move us all?
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I don't fall in love with inanimate objects. I don't bond with them. I only fall in love with people.
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I did not intend for there to be an incisive historical lesson in 'North and South.' Basically, it's just a good, juicy story.
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My main contribution has been that I have educated and entertained people at the same time.
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I had been an independent entrepreneur from the beginning, and I felt I could do it myself. I didn't want to get a job.
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You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end.
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I make the money, and I don't have to take the abuse some of the stars do, opening up their personal life. I can go into a restaurant, sit down, and have a nice meal without being harassed. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't do that.
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The minute I went into business, I was a success, and I've done well ever since.
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I can possibly say I have entertained and educated more people than anyone else in the world.
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