Dawn Steel Quotes

United States, Film Producer
August 19, 1946 – December, 20, 1997.

Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures.

I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story.

Dawn Steel
It hurt me deeply, this reputation as tough, hard, mean.

Dawn Steel
- Hurt

Don't believe everything you read in the trades.

Dawn Steel
- Believe
You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.

Dawn Steel
- Up
- Movie
- Respect
I started with nothing. Less than nothing.

Dawn Steel
I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual.

Dawn Steel
- World
The first war movie I ever saw was 'Platoon,' and I was eight months pregnant. So my husband, producer Charles Roven, wasn't sure I'd make it.

Dawn Steel
- War
- Movie
- Husband
Working together is the quickest road to marital problems.

Dawn Steel
- Together
- Road

I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person.

Dawn Steel
- Stress