108 Quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer

Screenplays are the hardest thing to try to get right. They look so simple when they work, but they really destroy your brain cells trying to get them there.

You put faith in people sometimes that can't deliver for you. And those are mistakes and you have to... don't work with them again. It's pretty easy.

If you live in a world of faith, this reaffirms your faith.

Casting is so important, with any film you do. You have to get actors that you believe will fulfill the promise of the characters that are on the page.

And yes, it is harder to make movies because budgets are getting smaller, and the companies stocks are down. The only good news on the horizon is that box office has been up by something like 23% from last year, which is great for us. It's still the cheapest form of entertainment.

I mean if you put all of your eggs in one basket, boy, and that thing blows up you've got a real problem.

It's very difficult to release an X-rated movie.

Well, I feel that we're kind of fortunate that this book gives the whole world a lesson in economics and how to get out of the mess that we're all in. It's basic message is to try and stop spending as much and try to release some of your assets to pay off your debt.

Sometimes we'll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough.