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" I'm not a kid trying to make an impression in the business. I do have 600 films out there that are playing constantly. "
David L. Wolper
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" I make the money, and I don't have to take the abuse some of the stars do, opening up their personal life. I can go into a restaurant, sit down, and have a nice meal without being harassed. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't do that. "
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" Continuity is a wonderful thing, and it is a very rare thing in show business. "
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" I don't call four hours a miniseries. "
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" The minute I went into business, I was a success, and I've done well ever since. "
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" My main contribution has been that I have educated and entertained people at the same time. "
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" Motion pictures are a director's medium. Broadway is a writer's medium. Television is a producer's medium. I picked a medium I could control. "
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" You need an actor who can maintain a character over a long period of time. If you have a weak actor, it won't be obvious in two hours, but you'll begin to see his weaknesses over four or five days. "
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" You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end. "
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" I make it happen. Who bought Alex Haley's book 'Roots' for TV? Me. I hired the director, hired the writer. I put them all together. I'm like the chef. If I mix all the ingredients right, it's going to taste terrific. If I don't, it's not going to come out good. "
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" I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary. "
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" I did not intend for there to be an incisive historical lesson in 'North and South.' Basically, it's just a good, juicy story. "
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" My definition of a producer is 'the man with the dream.' "
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" We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on. "
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" If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it. "
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" I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.' "
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" My initial goal for the 1984 opening ceremonies was a show that would be majestic, inspirational, and emotional - a 20 goosebump experience. "
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" I have to do popcorn for movies. I can do more important things for television. You're going down when you're making a movie, not going up. "
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" For a two-hour movie on a 20-day shooting schedule, it's O.K. to have an actor who's a pain in the neck. "
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" I've asked every grammar schoolteacher in the nation to have their students write on the meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the winning kid got up to the microphone and, in front of the world, had to dig into a pocket to pull out a crumpled sheet of paper containing the words that would move us all? "
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" What prevailed was that it was a family story, so it didn't matter what the color. It was also the perfect subject matter for a miniseries: A best-selling book, a generational story, a social problem - they all made 'Roots' what a miniseries should be. "
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" Some psychiatrist told me I was interested in sculpture because I dealt in flat surfaces and needed something with dimension. "
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" Somebody said something funny to me the other day. They said, 'Wolper, until two weeks ago, your tombstone was going to say, 'David Wolper, the man who produced 'Roots.' I think the tombstone now has a new inscription. It's going to be 'David Wolper, the man who produced the opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympics.' "
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" I don't fall in love with inanimate objects. I don't bond with them. I only fall in love with people. "
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