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title: "3 Don Simpson Quotes"
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# Don Simpson

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Donald Clarence Simpson was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor, known for his work on blockbuster films of the 1980s and 1990s. Simpson entered the film industry in the 1970s and worked at Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. He eventually began a professional partnership with Jerry

##  Quotes by Don Simpson

> [It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-simpson/it-s-not-how-you-play-the-game-it-s-how-you-place-the-blame/)

Don Simpson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/don-simpson-75752_blame_it-s-not-how-you-play-the-game-it-s-how_494692.jpg)

> [To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-simpson/to-make-money-it-may-be-important-to-win-the-academy-award-for-it/)

Don Simpson

[Academy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/don-simpson-75752_academy_to-make-money-it-may-be-important-to-win_812262.jpg)

> [We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-simpson/we-have-no-obligation-to-make-history-we-have-no-obligation-to-make-2/)

Don Simpson

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/don-simpson-75752_art_we-have-no-obligation-to-make-history-we_863783.jpg)

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