American - Producer | January 11, 1928 - August 10, 2010
My definition of a producer is 'the man with the dream.'
David L. Wolper
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There's a fine line between patriotism and corn.
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When they did the Olympics in Seoul - or elsewhere - didn't each host country try to show its greatness to the world viewing audience?
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People don't buy and sell art based on the personality of the artist. Or there wouldn't be much art bought and sold.
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We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on.
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I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.'
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Motion pictures are a director's medium. Broadway is a writer's medium. Television is a producer's medium. I picked a medium I could control.
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Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it.
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I believe a mini-series has two audiences. The first is the media. Then I go for the television audience.
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I liked the clear morality of 1941, when you had no doubt about good and evil. There was a lot of idealism, people fighting for a cause. People are searching for morality today.
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If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.
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I believe that religion and politics should not mix. Both should be a part of somebody's life - but not together.
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