I think Warner Bros. are probably some of the best people in marketing films in the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
I love the Warner Brothers lot. There is so much history there. They've done such a smart thing. They have signs outside of each stage which tell you what movies and TV shows were shot inside. So cool... you can almost feel the ghosts of actors past.
I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.
I've had the luxury of working on a lot of our great brands here at Warner Brothers, including a lot of the DC ones. I've also worked on a lot of great brands that were not DC.
Movies are the shadiest business in the world.
You know, it's not the people in Hollywood who go to see movies that will make a movie successful; it's the people all around the country; it's word-of-mouth.
The only one that seems to be able to hold the business is Disney. They do it is because they have a fabulous philosophy about marketing- but even they wavered.
There are thousands of directors in Hollywood.
Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little eye on the marketplace.