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> [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. That's not what a producer is and, if it ever…](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/)

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> [You always have to remember in this business that the public doesn't care about us. It's very important to keep that in mind. If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy…](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/)

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## More by Marshall Herskovitz

> [Hey, if I had my choice for social engineering, I'd declare an automatic R-rating for any movie that depicts television commercials. There's a truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/hey-if-i-had-my-choice-for-social-engineering-i-d-declare-an/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [The producer is at the center of entertainment. The producer is being forgotten, and producers must seize the center of activity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/the-producer-is-at-the-center-of-entertainment-the-producer-is-being/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Hollywood is the perfect conduit for the urgent message about climate change. We raise awareness all the time. We routinely take a film that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/hollywood-is-the-perfect-conduit-for-the-urgent-message-about-climate/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy who smokes a cigar and has lots…](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/)

> [The further I've gotten into the Internet, the more I've become convinced that we've explored only a tiny corner of what it can mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/the-further-i-ve-gotten-into-the-internet-the-more-i-ve-become/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [For reasons we don't have to get into, climate change has become an incredibly polarized issue in the United States. I think that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/for-reasons-we-don-t-have-to-get-into-climate-change-has-become-an/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [The vast majority of our film producers are independent producers who live hand to mouth trying to get projects made that they love. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/the-vast-majority-of-our-film-producers-are-independent-producers-who/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Even those who don't believe in climate change believe we should develop renewable energy. Americans get it: it's time. This is not controversial. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/even-those-who-don-t-believe-in-climate-change-believe-we-should/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Our business,The Producers Guild, has a good record in some areas, and a bad record in others. There are many well-intentioned people trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/our-business-the-producers-guild-has-a-good-record-in-some-areas-and/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [The world is filled with terrible things that can influence children, and movies have depicted them since time immemorial. Should every terrible thing warrant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/the-world-is-filled-with-terrible-things-that-can-influence-children/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Even the most brilliant accomplishments on the Internet are essentially cold. Google has changed the world, but you don't snuggle up to it. YouTube…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/even-the-most-brilliant-accomplishments-on-the-internet-are/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Remember: the ratings system is a voluntary infringement of First Amendment rights, an uneasy bargain between the needs of parents, the needs of artists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/remember-the-ratings-system-is-a-voluntary-infringement-of-first/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [Producers are now employees, not creators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/producers-are-now-employees-not-creators/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [It's interesting: I went 25 years without watching a single television show. I was one of those people, because I was so inside how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/it-s-interesting-i-went-25-years-without-watching-a-single-television/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

> [It's very hard to make a living as a producer these days. The reality of the business is the studios have cut way back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-herskovitz/it-s-very-hard-to-make-a-living-as-a-producer-these-days-the-reality/)

[Marshall Herskovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-herskovitz/)

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