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Dick Wolf Quotes

Dick Wolf quotes

American Producer December 20, 1946

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Dick Wolf quote: "I do love television. But the business is accelerating and..."
I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail. Dick Wolf
The threat to free television. The reason television is free is because it is a life support system for commercials. That fundamental aspect is about to change. Dick Wolf
The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits. Dick Wolf
Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best..."
I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people. Dick Wolf
Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.' Dick Wolf
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over. Guys tend to get an opportunity to learn from their mistakes. Dick Wolf
The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "The ad revenues still go up because nothing dependably..."
The ad revenues still go up because nothing dependably delivers the eyeballs that successful series do. Dick Wolf
People do have viewing patterns, and you disrupt those at your own peril. That's something that everybody learned after 1988. The numbers have gone down every year since that strike. Big time. Dick Wolf
It was like in Samoa when they'd put up a movie screen on the beach and show movies and the locals would run behind the sheet to see where the people went. It was pretty grim. Dick Wolf
Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off. Dick Wolf
I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "There are other options out there, after all, like read a..."
There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie. Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf quote: "If the scripts are not good, I'll tell somebody, 'This isn't..."
If the scripts are not good, I'll tell somebody, 'This isn't good.' Dick Wolf

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