16 Quotes by Tom Ortenberg

Last week's sweep of the guild nominations by Crash was absolutely the catalyst for this extensive mailing.

We're never going to outspend the competition in the marketing or production of a movie. What we can do as well or better than the studios ... is a realistic, gut-level, visceral horror movie that doesn't rely on special effects.

There have been a lot of excellent films, character studies, and some on really tough subject matters.

The reason we believe we have a great chance of actually winning the best-picture Oscar is because people are passionate about the movie. With all due respect to the other best-picture nominees, all of which are terrific and of great merit, there's a sense that people admire and respect the other nominees, but they are passionate about Crash .

To its supporters, the passion that the film creates is really unlike the feelings that any other film has generated among its supporters in the last seven years. That passion among its supporters is what gives us a great chance at victory on March 5th.

We think it will be highly controversial. Yet, it stands on its own merits as a well-made movie.

Everything has dovetailed nicely. Our goal was always to get the right people to see the film and everything else will take care of itself because the movie speaks so eloquently for itself.

Besides being incredibly talented, Paul is an extremely modest person.

The SAG mailing is something nobody had ever done. It was a very effective and cost-efficient opportunity.