--- title: "1 Movies Doing Quotes By Lynda Obst" description: "1 Movies Doing quotes by Lynda Obst. Plus more from Lynda Obst and more Movies Doing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/lynda-obst-19638_cherish_one-of-our-jobs-is-to-keep-women-working_842998.jpg" --- > [One of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. And doing that means making good, smart, often funny movies that women can identify with-with terrific dialogue we all remember and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/one-of-our-jobs-is-to-keep-women-working-which-we-do-by-keeping-women/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/lynda-obst-19638_cherish_one-of-our-jobs-is-to-keep-women-working_842998.jpg) ## More by Lynda Obst > [In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/in-most-fields-of-endeavor-there-are-no-easy-jobs-there-are-only/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelow's thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/the-lack-of-women-directors-is-a-sad-fact-of-life-kathryn-bigelow-s/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/with-all-these-tentpoles-franchises-reboots-and-sequels-is-there/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Love and friendship, two of life's abiding rewards, are endangered species in Hollywood. People crave both, mistaking alliance for friendship, lust for love, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/love-and-friendship-two-of-life-s-abiding-rewards-are-endangered/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Ego problems are endemic in every walk of life, but in the movie business egomaniacs are megalomaniacs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/ego-problems-are-endemic-in-every-walk-of-life-but-in-the-movie/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actor's always an actor until he does a movie-star…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/i-think-there-are-always-actor-parts-and-then-there-are-movie-star/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/like-the-color-black-business-mixed-with-anything-turns-to-business/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Directing is the last frontier for women in the movie business. We are studio heads, we are producers and we are writers, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/directing-is-the-last-frontier-for-women-in-the-movie-business-we-are/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/information-is-currency-power-is-a-place-as-well-as-a-verb-it-is/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [To whom one reports is a unit of measure. It measures the exact distance between the player and the center of power. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/to-whom-one-reports-is-a-unit-of-measure-it-measures-the-exact/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/the-first-thing-you-notice-about-women-in-hollywood-besides-their-low/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [One of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. And doing that means making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/one-of-our-jobs-is-to-keep-women-working-which-we-do-by-keeping-women/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [Always remember the famous adage about the movie business: You can't make a living, you can only get rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/always-remember-the-famous-adage-about-the-movie-business-you-can-t/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/there-is-a-fine-line-between-perseverance-and-madness/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) > [nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynda-obst/nerve-not-talent-is-the-one-necessary-and-sufficient-trait-for/) [Lynda Obst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynda-obst/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movies-doing/lynda-obst/#itemlist", "name": "1 Movies Doing Quotes By Lynda Obst", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. 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