“I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.”
Mom
“I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Harvey Weinstein
“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“When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.”
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“All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.”
Movies“Every time I do a movie like 'Finding Neverland' or 'Chocolat' or 'Shakespeare' in Love,' we deal with the creative process, but there's humor and fun along the way. I always love that kind of movie.”
Humor“If an Internet company steals content, they shut it down. And let me tell you, Apple France, Yahoo France or Google France, none of them have gone out of 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“I hope to continue my friendship with France and its filmmakers for many years to come.”
Friendship“Audiences want to see intelligent movies.”
Movies“There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.”
Sports“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“It's hard to think of yourself as a brand, especially when I have four daughters who kick my butt early in the morning every day before I go to work.”
Morning“I'd never made a teen comedy in my life.”
Teen“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“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“I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it.' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue.”
Movies“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“All my life, I have loved and been inspired by French cinema, and as a studio head it has been my pride and joy to have the ability to bring movies to audiences around the world.”
Movies“I remember when I took Quentin Tarantino with me to a very private screening of the documentary 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,' which shows some of the legal irregularities of his case. I was involved by the film, and it was an amazing experience to see people weep at the end of it.”
Amazing