Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there’s little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground. Peter Bart Read Quote
The model today is that as much as 70 percent of the financing of the picture would come from overseas. Now we’re beginning to run out of suckers, because there are not that many people overseas who are willing to put up more than half the money for a movie. Peter Bart Read Quote
The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector. Peter Bart Read Quote
The green-light meeting, when I first started at Paramount, would consist of maybe three or four of us in a room. Perhaps two or three of us would have read the script under discussion. Peter Bart Read Quote
Study the public behavior of top stars and you can detect a keen attentiveness to brand value. Peter Bart Read Quote
Most movie-goers are overdosing on star coverage; it’s the ultimate example of too much information. Peter Bart Read Quote
Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October. Peter Bart Read Quote
I wasn’t hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat. Peter Bart Read Quote
