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> [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.](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/)

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## More by Rick McCallum

> [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…](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/)

> [It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/it-s-so-dense-every-single-image-has-so-many-things-going-on/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [The only way I can stop people from stealing is also not to steal myself, and it's one of the most difficult things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/the-only-way-i-can-stop-people-from-stealing-is-also-not-to-steal/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [Most people who love movies and kind of understand the process realize that if you do a character like Gollum or Jar Jar or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/most-people-who-love-movies-and-kind-of-understand-the-process/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [It's easy to be a backseat driver. It's even easier to be a backseat driver when you're not even in the same car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/it-s-easy-to-be-a-backseat-driver-it-s-even-easier-to-be-a-backseat/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [It has absolutely no meaning to me to be an executive producer on a film that I have nothing to do with except come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/it-has-absolutely-no-meaning-to-me-to-be-an-executive-producer-on-a/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [You have to be producing to be able to be called a producer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/you-have-to-be-producing-to-be-able-to-be-called-a-producer/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [There's so many people that are interested in film and especially in terms of the technology side of film, that suddenly the fruits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/there-s-so-many-people-that-are-interested-in-film-and-especially-in/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [The average film has eight or ten producers on it. That is just in a world that would be unthinkable to me, because to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/the-average-film-has-eight-or-ten-producers-on-it-that-is-just-in-a/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [We're hoping that in three or four years time, we'll have to never have to answer another question regarding 'Star Wars,' ... With the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/we-re-hoping-that-in-three-or-four-years-time-we-ll-have-to-never/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [I don't have to do emails, I don't have to protect myself about anything, I don't have any chain of command. My job is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/i-don-t-have-to-do-emails-i-don-t-have-to-protect-myself-about/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [Nobody sets out to make a bad film, but so many of those compromises are made and often they're made because of vanity, pride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/nobody-sets-out-to-make-a-bad-film-but-so-many-of-those-compromises/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [Every single frame, every single shot in the movie, has a digital effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/every-single-frame-every-single-shot-in-the-movie-has-a-digital-effect/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [Producers don't really publicize movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/producers-don-t-really-publicize-movies/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

> [One of the great things is, you're never a producer unless you're making a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-mccallum/one-of-the-great-things-is-you-re-never-a-producer-unless-you-re/)

[Rick McCallum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-mccallum/)

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