Our military thought that they couldn’t get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong.
Sometimes we’ll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough.
It’s very difficult to release an X-rated movie.
Well, I started years ago with Flashdance and we also did Coyote Ugly, so I have put my toe in the water before with romantic comedies. I love making them and I love making people laugh. That’s a trademark that I don’t think any producer would turn down.
I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores.
We love to entertain audiences and this picture does that – it’s romantic, it’s funny, it’s got a nice message and I think it’s a gift to the audience to be able to enjoy this movie.
We hope that audiences around the world embrace the picture in the same way they have the books and that hopefully Disney will allow us make another one.
Well, I feel that we’re kind of fortunate that this book gives the whole world a lesson in economics and how to get out of the mess that we’re all in. It’s basic message is to try and stop spending as much and try to release some of your assets to pay off your debt.
You have to start at the very bottom and you’ve got to do every job. I did that so I could understand what everybody does. I didn’t become this huge producer overnight. It took many, many years.
It’s important to stand up for your work, otherwise somebody else will step in and say they did it.
I should have had more faith in my talent. I think I would have gotten to achieve more, earlier, had I believed in myself. But I let other people take credit for my work.
Screenplays are the hardest thing to try to get right. They look so simple when they work, but they really destroy your brain cells trying to get them there.
A psychology degree doesn’t get you very far.
Any time you can create something that gets to a large audience is fantastic. And television still gets you to a huge audience.
I think I’m a great organizer. Not that I’m organized, but I’m a great organizer of other people.
When I was a kid I started a baseball team. I was a terrible player, but I put together a group of neighborhood kids. I started a hockey team. I put the kids together and got a sponsor. So I can always kind of organize people and get things done.
Every day you make mistakes. And the key to making mistakes is first you have to make them, which means you’re in the game. So don’t be afraid of getting in the game.
You’ve got to learn from your mistakes. And not do them again.
If you live in a world of faith, this reaffirms your faith.
Casting is so important, with any film you do. You have to get actors that you believe will fulfill the promise of the characters that are on the page.
People want to leave their homes but they can’t go on vacation as much as they used to. So, getting out of the house and seeing a good movie helps them to alleviate some of the pain that’s going on in their life.