39 Quotes by Peter Bart

Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value.

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.

It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.

Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications.

Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.

The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people.

Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.