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I'm just saying if you want to reach large audiences, then rely on professionals, meaning people who are in the industry and are trained for it, rather than just idiot savants.

— Barry Diller

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The necessity for 'professionals' in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged.

— Jason Alexander

What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals.

— Barry Larkin

What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. The sensationalism has taken over the professionalism.

— Barry Larkin

The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.

— Haley Reinhart

The audience, they're not professionals. They just love music. It isn't necessary to play over their heads to be admired.

— Les Paul

If you can think psychographically and not demographically, you can really target a lot more audiences.

— Tyra Banks

I'm much more comfortable and confident running out on the field in front of 70,000 people instead of standing in front of a camera trying to say some lines. The people who do that as a profession are very talented because it's certainly not easy.

— Tom Brady

But you can't really know your audiences so well.

— Peter Maxwell Davies

I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.

— Viggo Mortensen

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've never really had a problem with the imagination level of an audience. They're always smarter and savvier than any studio exec will give them credit for.

— James Van Der Beek