Motion pictures are a director’s medium. Broadway is a writer’s medium. Television is a producer’s medium. I picked a medium I could control. David L. Wolper Read Quote
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. David L. Wolper Read Quote
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. David L. Wolper Read Quote
Roots’ did show that the audience would be receptive to black talent and a black story. David L. Wolper Read Quote
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. David L. Wolper Read Quote
I’ve asked every grammar schoolteacher in the nation to have their students write on the meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the winning kid got up to the microphone and, in front of the world, had to dig into a pocket to pull out a crumpled sheet of paper containing the words that would move us all? David L. Wolper Read Quote
When they did the Olympics in Seoul – or elsewhere – didn’t each host country try to show its greatness to the world viewing audience? David L. Wolper Read Quote
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. David L. Wolper Read Quote
