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" My main contribution has been that I have educated and entertained people at the same time. "
David L. Wolper
People
Time
Educated
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" I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was called 'The Race For Space,' about the U.S.-Soviet space race. The networks had a policy that I found out about the hard way. I even had a sponsor for my program, but the networks wouldn't put it on because it was independently produced. "
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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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" I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.' "
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" Sometimes if you tell me what a story is about in just a few sentences, I can tell you if it's going to be a success. "
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" Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it. "
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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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" 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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" Some psychiatrist told me I was interested in sculpture because I dealt in flat surfaces and needed something with dimension. "
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Because
Dealt
" I'm not a kid trying to make an impression in the business. I do have 600 films out there that are playing constantly. "
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Kid
Trying
" I had been an independent entrepreneur from the beginning, and I felt I could do it myself. I didn't want to get a job. "
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Job
" 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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Story
Roots
Family
" 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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Roots
Good
Together
" My definition of a producer is 'the man with the dream.' "
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Dream
Definition
Producer
" I believe a mini-series has two audiences. The first is the media. Then I go for the television audience. "
David L. Wolper
Media
Believe
I Believe
" The minute I went into business, I was a success, and I've done well ever since. "
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Minute
Success
Well
" 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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Money
Nice
Restaurant
" 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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Words
World
Winning
" I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary. "
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First
Independent
Walk
" 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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Movies
Important
Down
" I believe that religion and politics should not mix. Both should be a part of somebody's life - but not together. "
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Politics
Religion
" I don't call four hours a miniseries. "
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Call
Hours
" Continuity is a wonderful thing, and it is a very rare thing in show business. "
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Business
Wonderful
Show Business
" I liked the clear morality of 1941, when you had no doubt about good and evil. There was a lot of idealism, people fighting for a cause. People are searching for morality today. "
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People
Today
Good And Evil
" My roots are documentaries. "
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Roots
Documentaries
" There's a fine line between patriotism and corn. "
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Patriotism
Line
Fine Line
" Relax! Life is beautiful! "
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Beautiful
Relax
Life
" 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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Long
Need
" 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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Goal
Experience
Inspirational
" I can possibly say I have entertained and educated more people than anyone else in the world. "
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World
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I Can