162 Quotes by Paul Dergarabedian

No one had any idea it would do this kind of business.

It's a sensitivity issue - it's sort of in the eye of the beholder in terms of how closely someone might associate this movie with the real-life events in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,

I don't think you can fault the marketing because everyone knew the movie was coming out. But when time and bad reviews conspire against you, it's hard to make a dent in the marketplace.

It's a sensitivity issue -- it's sort of in the eye of the beholder in terms of how closely someone might associate this movie with the real-life events in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They'll put it out there, people will be able to decide whether it's something they want to see, it'll have its run and that'll be that.

Forty-year-old virgins everywhere are celebrating the No. 1 opening of their hero.

It's a respectable opening. You can't underestimate the following that Terry Gilliam has.

This was not a weekend destined to be a blockbuster weekend. Really, really slow. Audiences seemed somewhat indifferent again. That's the scary part for the industry. It really takes a lot to get them out there to see a movie. It seems like any competition, like baseball, really cuts in big-time.

Hollywood likes short-hand pitches for a film. 'Speed' could be pitched as 'Die Hard on a bus,' ... Remakes are the ultimate short-hand pitch. In 20 years when someone wants to remake 'Speed' they'll just say 'It's Speed.'

It's a two-fold process: It's the product, which the studios supply, and it's the in-theater experience, which the theater owners supply. And both of those have to be top-notch.