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# Eric Fellner

(1959)   Film Producer   United Kingdom

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Eric Fellner is a film producer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Nanny McPhee returns*.

## Quick Facts About Eric Fellner

Born October 10, 1959

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Film Producer

Notable works Nanny McPhee returns

Spouse Gaby Dellal

## About Eric Fellner

Eric Nigel Fellner, is a British film producer. He is the co-chairman of the production company Working Title Films.

## Awards &amp; Honors

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

##  Quotes by Eric Fellner · Page 2

> [For me, I can't tell you if the film is good or bad, all I can say is for me the film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/for-me-i-can-t-tell-you-if-the-film-is-good-or-bad-all-i-can-say-is/)

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> [For us in England, the relative value of the pound against the dollar, that has a huge impact on how easy it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/for-us-in-england-the-relative-value-of-the-pound-against-the-dollar/)

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> [It wasn't like we cut songs out; we cut bits of songs, bits of action or bits of whatever. So we would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/it-wasn-t-like-we-cut-songs-out-we-cut-bits-of-songs-bits-of-action/)

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> [It might sound a small thing, but if you want to get Tom Cruise into your movie, without a track record or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/it-might-sound-a-small-thing-but-if-you-want-to-get-tom-cruise-into/)

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> ['Billy Elliot' prides itself on being a family show, and it made sense to specifically cater to a family audience with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/billy-elliot-prides-itself-on-being-a-family-show-and-it-made-sense/)

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[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

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> [My theory is, I don't know how long it's going to be, five or ten years, there will be only two ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/my-theory-is-i-don-t-know-how-long-it-s-going-to-be-five-or-ten-years/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [So, to me, it does shift, but it goes round. It just keeps going round and round and round. So if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/so-to-me-it-does-shift-but-it-goes-round-it-just-keeps-going-round/)

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[Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/)

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> [Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/mike-leigh-and-ken-loach-are-the-people-i-look-up-to-they-are-quality/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [Then something fails and they're all out again, but DVD revenue is disappearing, you know, it's not disappearing but it's going off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/then-something-fails-and-they-re-all-out-again-but-dvd-revenue-is/)

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> [In terms of putting the cast together, no problems. You know, the only problem always is just price-point. Our ambitions as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-fellner/in-terms-of-putting-the-cast-together-no-problems-you-know-the-only/)

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[Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/)

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## Eric Fellner by topic

[Film (24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/eric-fellner/) [Cinema (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/eric-fellner/)

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