Michael De Luca Quotes

United States, Film Producer
August 13, 1965

Michael De Luca is an American film producer and screenwriter. The former president of production at both New Line Cinema and DreamWorks, De Luca has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Picture.

Also known as Screenwriter

I've never thought intelligence was age-related.

Michael De Luca
My mom was very affectionate but also very loud. My whole house was very loud. My father screamed, my mother screamed - everybody screamed.

Michael De Luca
- House
- Mom
- Everybody

I saw all those great '70s films when I was 9, and no one in my Brooklyn neighborhood cared if a kid watched an R movie.

Michael De Luca
- Great
- Films
- Neighborhood
Any time you can be with like-minded people, laughing or crying over the same joke or the same scene... For me it's therapeutic. You just feel a little less alone on the planet.

Michael De Luca
- Time
- Scene
- Crying
I get it that remakes are a drag to hear about. I'm on the Internet all the time. I know what they say. Like there's no original ideas in Hollywood.

Michael De Luca
- Internet
- Say
- Hollywood
I was a huge 'Sopranos' fan, obviously.

Michael De Luca
- Huge
- Obviously
- Sopranos
Because of my New Line upbringing, half my heart goes to scrappy independents, and half goes to mainstream, down-the-middle pop culture events. And even with those, to try to keep something fresh and original with them and try to do things that the majors miss.

Michael De Luca
- Culture
- Things
- Something
No matter what the award is, you put the right presenters on there, and that award becomes fun.

Michael De Luca
- Fun
- No Matter
- Award

Every town has an Elm Street.

Michael De Luca
- Street
- Town
- Every
I started to get grossed out by the armpits.

Michael De Luca
- Started
- Armpits
- Grossed