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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. "

David L. Wolper

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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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" There's a fine line between patriotism and corn. "

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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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" I can possibly say I have entertained and educated more people than anyone else in the world. "

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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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" 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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" My roots are documentaries. "

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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 believe a mini-series has two audiences. The first is the media. Then I go for the television audience. "

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" My main contribution has been that I have educated and entertained people at the same time. "

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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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" 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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" People don't buy and sell art based on the personality of the artist. Or there wouldn't be much art bought and sold. "

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" 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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" I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary. "

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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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" 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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" When they did the Olympics in Seoul - or elsewhere - didn't each host country try to show its greatness to the world viewing audience? "

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" 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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" 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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" If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it. "

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" I don't call four hours a miniseries. "

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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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" Relax! Life is beautiful! "

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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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" 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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" Some psychiatrist told me I was interested in sculpture because I dealt in flat surfaces and needed something with dimension. "

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