“I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.”
Movies
“We've been able to access deals that under our former relationship with Disney - with tax advantages and strategic partners - that we just weren't able to do.”
RelationshipAll Quotes by Harvey Weinstein
“The great thing that guys like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and the Google guys have in common is they treat their technology like it's art, and I suppose in the hands of virtuosos like them, it is.”
Technology“When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.”
Movies“I think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.”
Movies“I want to deal with somebody who comes from another country to the United States and has a family that comes. I don't care if it's a black family from Jamaica or a Hispanic family from Mexico. These issues need to be dealt with, but they need to be dealt with in the entertaining way.”
Family“We've been able to access deals that under our former relationship with Disney - with tax advantages and strategic partners - that we just weren't able to do.”
Relationship“I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it's the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It's the greatest brand. It's as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It's the Super Bowl.”
Hope“Last year, when 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what.”
Movies“Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes.”
Movies“You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.”
Movies“We didn't care if we were well-liked as long as the movies were good. We served the movie - that was our master at Miramax. In our second incarnation, the movie is still the master but we're getting the same results in more subtle ways.”
Movies“I'm probably the only person who goes to work and says 'Wow, it's really nice here and sweet,' even in the competitive movie business.”
Business“I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it.”
Death“Audiences want to see intelligent movies.”
Movies“I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.”
Business“If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.”
Time“George Clooney's 'Ides of March' could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years they're gonna go back and say, 'Oh, that was American politics in that time period.' I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic.”
Politics“When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like 'The Artist' that costs $14 million, has to go out and compete with movies that cost $140 million. How does David deal with Goliath?”
Movies“It's the golden age of French cinema again but it's because Sarkozy had the guts to push through copyright law.”
Age“I'd never made a teen comedy in my life.”
Teen