19 Quotes by Don Hewitt

The businessman only wants two things said about his company-what he pays his public relations people to say and what he pays his advertising people to say. He doesn't like anybody ever to look above, beyond or over that.

I plan to die at my desk.

It's a movie, OK? I went to see GONE WITH THE WIND, but did I really believe there was a guy named Rhett Butler who said, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"? No. Movies need heroes and villains, and real life doesn't usually have heroes and villains. Real life has a lot of shades of gray, and moves have black and white even when they're in color.

I've always said there are four words that every child in the world knows, and those are, "Tell me a story,." Even the people who wrote the Bible knew that. They told stories, like the story of Noah.

Artie had an eye for what worked visually and what didn't. He was invaluable to me.

It sits as a force in your hand. You can change stations with a button. You change advertisers' income. You force networks to think about every fifteen minutes of programming now.

Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it’s the best kind of journalism as long you don’t confront people just for the sake of a confrontation.

I’ve always said there are four words that every child in the world knows, and those are, “Tell me a story,.” Even the people who wrote the Bible knew that. They told stories, like the story of Noah.

The businessman only wants two things said about his company-what he pays his public relations people to say and what he pays his advertising people to say. He doesn’t like anybody ever to look above, beyond or over that.