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> [There was a time when I said, "I'm going to go do a television thing," after doing all these theatrical films, and heard, "Television? Why are you going to go back to television?" It's an interesting place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/there-was-a-time-when-i-said-i-m-going-to-go-do-a-television-thing/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

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## More by Barry Levinson

> [It's those moments, those odd moments that you look for and sometimes by creating this kind of loose atmosphere you find those little moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/it-s-those-moments-those-odd-moments-that-you-look-for-and-sometimes/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [Now, a lot of people didn't know him at all - it went through feeder funds, so they wouldn't even have known anything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/now-a-lot-of-people-didn-t-know-him-at-all-it-went-through-feeder/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [You don't always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/you-don-t-always-have-to-have-the-ending-but-you-want-to-have-a/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [At the end of the day, you can't do a copy of somebody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/at-the-end-of-the-day-you-can-t-do-a-copy-of-somebody/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [I'm interested in the relationships of people. I'm interested in the darker moments within us. All those aspects of human behavior, I'm fascinated by.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/i-m-interested-in-the-relationships-of-people-i-m-interested-in-the/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [I've had a lot of movies that didn't get great numbers on test screening, but a lot of times the film was able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-movies-that-didn-t-get-great-numbers-on-test/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/you-have-a-movie-and-it-proves-itself-and-then-certain-things-happen/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [I think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can't truly define why something succeeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/i-think-certain-movies-work-and-that-is-part-of-the-magic-of-it-all/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [Creative differences are legendary in this movie business, so we're really not exploring the creative-difference aspect as opposed to the money aspect, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/creative-differences-are-legendary-in-this-movie-business-so-we-re/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/apparently-nobody-really-read-it-it-was-a-cheap-movie-it-fit-their/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [I play around with human things, human relationships and that, and allow that kind of talk to work in that way, on that level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/i-play-around-with-human-things-human-relationships-and-that-and/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [You have to do a version of somebody that's the essence of Paterno. I think that's what Al is so great at. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/you-have-to-do-a-version-of-somebody-that-s-the-essence-of-paterno-i/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [How do I make the son, daughter, wife of Paterno interesting? Then you just have to start seeing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/how-do-i-make-the-son-daughter-wife-of-paterno-interesting-then-you/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [Studios just sometimes make decisions on their own that you're always flabbergasted by. It just happens that way for whatever reason - not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/studios-just-sometimes-make-decisions-on-their-own-that-you-re-always/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

> [We excuse movies like 'Independence Day' that really lack logic and say, 'It doesn't make any sense, but it's a ride.' I thought a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-levinson/we-excuse-movies-like-independence-day-that-really-lack-logic-and-say/)

[Barry Levinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-levinson/)

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