The most important part of filmmaking is the collaboration and the ensemble element of it. If you just all focus on the… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
I was an executive before I was a producer, and I've seen franchise fever grow, over the course of my career. The… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
We knew that we wanted TheHunger Games to be PG-13 because she wrote the book for readers 12 and up, and we… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
When you're younger and you see something that really speaks to you, it's indelible in a way that's not the same as… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
As a studio executive, I took the approach that people are competent until proven otherwise. But when you make a movie, because… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
We both [with Suzanne Collins ] felt strongly that you wouldn't want to age up the characters, no matter the age of… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
[On the racial backlash about Hunger Games casting]: "People should have ignored the five racist idiots. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
You are there to support the vision of the people who you choose to excute the movie. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Our young people live in a world in which there's violence wherever you turn. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
I don't understand why people still behave as though making movies with female protagonists is risky, given that - hello - we… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Nobody roots for people who presume success. You have to earn success, and success is earned by making a movie that audiences… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
I was focused on The Hunger Games movie with my director, with the studio, and with the cast and crew. We all just focused… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
The way we like to think of ourselves is not the way we look. We like to think of ourselves as more evolved than… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Suzanne Collins, it was such a big thing for me to make the handshake with her and to say, 'You can trust me. I… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
There is a variety of different kind of producers. I'm a very hands-on, creative producer. I find material that I think would make a… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
I can't imagine Hunger Games, even with its very popular books, being nearly a success that it's been without Jen Lawrence being the perfect… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Ultimately, mentorship plays such a big role in breaking directors that successful male directors tend to reach the helping hand to guys who remind… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Suzanna Collins was very supportive, but we very much wanted her blessing on casting. In production, she visited us once, but she really was… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
The most important part of filmmaking is the collaboration and the ensemble element of it. If you just all focus on the task and… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I work in my office, just reading material, meeting writers, working on scripts. Other times, I'm on location. There's a lot of variety. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
When I became a producer, I told myself I will finally be able to bring my dog to work. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
The majority of people are straight, and movies, with their bigger budgets and burdensome marketing costs, will try to appeal to as many people… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
In the evolution of the [The Hunger Games] movie, Gary [Ross] and I talked a lot about tonal bandwidth and making sure that the… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
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