--- title: "1 Working Guy Quotes By Richard D. Zanuck" description: "1 Working Guy quotes by Richard D. Zanuck. Plus more from Richard D. Zanuck and more Working Guy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/richard-d-zanuck-30372_good-old-days_these-days-right-now-these-are-the-good_1320269.png" --- > [These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the guy who is ready to sit by the pool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/these-days-right-now-these-are-the-good-old-days-i-ve-always/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/richard-d-zanuck-30372_good-old-days_these-days-right-now-these-are-the-good_1320269.png) ## More by Richard D. Zanuck > [I think the executives at the studios today realize that it's easier and safer to go the - to some known territory which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/i-think-the-executives-at-the-studios-today-realize-that-it-s-easier/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [It would have been impossible to get 'The Verdict' off the ground without Paul Newman obviously, but today without any star, kind of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/it-would-have-been-impossible-to-get-the-verdict-off-the-ground/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [Star quality is one of the most difficult things to describe. It emanates from the person, and he may not even understand it himself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/star-quality-is-one-of-the-most-difficult-things-to-describe-it/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [It wasn't easy once I started running 20th Century Fox. There were a lot of eyebrows raised, and it wasn't easy, that transition, because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/it-wasn-t-easy-once-i-started-running-20th-century-fox-there-were-a/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [The technology is really where all of the changes have taken place, but the fundamentals of a good story being the basis of every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/the-technology-is-really-where-all-of-the-changes-have-taken-place/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [I was practically born and raised at 20th Century Fox studio, started to work there selling papers when I was around seven years old,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/i-was-practically-born-and-raised-at-20th-century-fox-studio-started/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/i-had-a-tough-time-12-years-ago-getting-driving-miss-daisy-off-the/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/these-days-right-now-these-are-the-good-old-days-i-ve-always/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [I think we simply all like to project ourselves into somebody else - somebody who is better-looking, richer, smarter. It's comforting. It's escapism, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/i-think-we-simply-all-like-to-project-ourselves-into-somebody-else/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [Portnoy's Complaint' was very far out there, and movies have always worked when you have either a funny situation between two or more people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/portnoy-s-complaint-was-very-far-out-there-and-movies-have-always/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [These last few years, working with Tim Burton, it's been the best time I've ever had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/these-last-few-years-working-with-tim-burton-it-s-been-the-best-time/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [When you're doing a film, it's your film and it's, you know, your blood and - is in it along with everybody else's, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/when-you-re-doing-a-film-it-s-your-film-and-it-s-you-know-your-blood/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/the-most-important-thing-is-the-story-not-the-script-but-the-story/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/a-lot-of-athletes-have-star-quality-but-they-just-can-t-perform-in/) [Richard D. Zanuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-d-zanuck/) > [The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-d-zanuck/the-sound-of-music-did-more-damage-to-the-industry-than-any-other/) [Richard D. 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