--- title: "8 Producer Producer Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Producer Producer quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Producer Producer sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/rick-mccallum-32930_credit_you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-n_82723.jpg" --- > [You need somebody to have the idea, you need somebody who can deal with the studio and the normal things, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-need-somebody-who-can-deal/) [Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/rick-mccallum-32930_credit_you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-n_82723.jpg) > [If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy who smokes a cigar and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/if-there-is-a-public-perception-at-all-they-see-the-producer-as-a-big/) [Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/marshall-herskovitz-24440_been_if-there-is-a-public-perception-at-all-t_259745.jpg) > [Boygenius' was the first time I produced without a producer-producer in the room. It's been crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-bridgers/boygenius-was-the-first-time-i-produced-without-a-producer-producer/) [Phoebe Bridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-bridgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/phoebe-bridgers-11897_crazy_boygenius-was-the-first-time-i-produced_630024.jpg) > [The producer can put something together, package it, oversee it, give input. I'm the kind of producer that likes to take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-ratner/the-producer-can-put-something-together-package-it-oversee-it-give/) [Brett Ratner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-ratner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/brett-ratner-10058_cinema_the-producer-can-put-something-together_743944.jpg) > [For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcknight/for-me-able-to-do-the-records-i-want-to-do-and-not-have-to-worry/) [Brian McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcknight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/brian-mcknight-8171_able_for-me-able-to-do-the-records-i-want-to_847151.png) > [I think a lot of people who watch TV don't realize when they're watch TV shows and it says 'produced by' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don-t-realize-when-they-re-watch/) [Demetri Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetri-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/demetri-martin-511_doe_i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don_1025910.jpg) > [That's really important in a producer - a producer that can step up and play a keyboard, play a bass, play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gourley/that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a-producer-that-can-step-up-and/) [John Gourley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gourley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/john-gourley-8080_better_that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a_3213345.jpg) > [You always have to remember in this business that the public doesn't care about us. It's very important to keep that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/you-always-have-to-remember-in-this-business-that-the-public-doesn-t/) [Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/marshall-herskovitz-24440_business_you-always-have-to-remember-in-this-busi_3225314.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/producer-producer/#itemlist", "name": "Producer Producer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You need somebody to have the idea, you need somebody who can deal with the studio and the normal things, but it's too different of a credit. That credit is usually given to the executive producer. It's not the producer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick McCallum" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-need-somebody-who-can-deal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/rick-mccallum-32930_credit_you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-n_82723.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/rick-mccallum-32930_credit_you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-n_82723.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/rick-mccallum-32930_credit_you-need-somebody-to-have-the-idea-you-n_82723.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You need somebody to have the idea, you need somebody who can deal with the studio and the normal things…” — Rick McCallum", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy who smokes a cigar and has lots of money and lots of power. 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It's funny how much you have to worry about as a producer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Demetri Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don-t-realize-when-they-re-watch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/demetri-martin-511_doe_i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don_1025910.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/demetri-martin-511_doe_i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don_1025910.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/demetri-martin-511_doe_i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-watch-tv-don_1025910.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think a lot of people who watch TV don't realize when they're watch TV shows and it says 'produced by' and…” — Demetri Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's really important in a producer - a producer that can step up and play a keyboard, play a bass, play a guitar, and help you with things instead of just saying, 'I think this could be better.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Gourley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gourley/that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a-producer-that-can-step-up-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/john-gourley-8080_better_that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a_3213345.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/john-gourley-8080_better_that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a_3213345.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/john-gourley-8080_better_that-s-really-important-in-a-producer-a_3213345.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's really important in a producer - a producer that can step up and play a keyboard, play a bass, play a…” — John Gourley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You always have to remember in this business that the public doesn't care about us. 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