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When people ask me what makes movies great, it’s the material.
All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.
Over the years with movies, I’ve given directors notes.
Audiences want to see intelligent movies.
You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.
I’ve had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.
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.
When we talk about Oscars, it’s almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like ‘The Artist’ that costs $14 million, has to go out and compete with movies that cost $140 million. How does David deal with Goliath?
I think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.
We didn’t care if we were well-liked as long as the movies were good. We served the movie – that was our master at Miramax. In our second incarnation, the movie is still the master but we’re getting the same results in more subtle ways.