Marc Platt Quotes
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If we members of the Jewish community don't support the Jewish organizations, nobody else will.
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Many actors in films are willing to go to Broadway, and screenwriters are writing plays. It's almost commonplace.
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One of the secrets of 'A Christmas Story' is that it's a relatable story. They feel like our family.
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As much as I love storytelling, I've always been drawn to talent.
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I want my projects to be great, of course. The talent has to come from a diverse pool. Because that's the world we live in.
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That's what makes live TV exciting - the unknown!
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When a writer gets a second chance to look back on something, it's a great opportunity to say, 'Hey, this is really good, but we can do it even better.'
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There were 100 intellectual reasons not to pursue 'Wicked.' There were times where it was very challenging, where the mind said, 'This is maybe too challenging,' but the heart willed it. The heart willed it to succeed.
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The further you get up the corporate ladder, the farther you get from the actual filmmaking process.
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When I first started in the business, it was hardly ever done. But today, it almost feels like studios go out and preview movies knowing full well that they're going to use the information they get to go back and reshoot.
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I have a certain kind of a taste for what will make a good movie or a good play or theater.
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I don't think anyone can ever predict a phenomenon. It's not something you can bank on.
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I'm lucky that I get to do the bigger movies and the smaller movies.
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Even in a manuscript form, 'The Girl on the Train' sort of leapt off the pages as a contemporary suspense drama-slash-thriller. It has all the mechanics of a thriller, but at the heart of it was a great character study.
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I loved being a film executive. But something was always missing for me. I always had the feeling that I was looking over my shoulder - what's going on on Broadway?
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I have creative ADD.
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One of my skills is knowing, 'This is where I'm needed, and this is how I'm needed and where I'm going to be in control and where I'm going to cede control and why.'
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I was always interested in storytelling, particularly in theater and film. I liked creative things. My mom and dad are wonderful people, but both are tone deaf, so I don't know where the gene came from.
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Navigating the studio system has its own challenges, and, as a producer, you want to be astute and clever.