Around Quote by Jimmy Iovine

I think a lot of what I loved being a studio executive was the variety and freedom. But now, as a producer, you're much…

— Nina Jacobson

All of a sudden, I was in charge of my own decisions in the studio, and I didn't have someone to guide me on…

— Johnny Mathis

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all…

— Anonymous

I've been in charge all my damn life, but executive producing is teamwork. You're involved with every aspect of the production, from casting to…

— Jenifer Lewis

I didn't ever plan to be a producer, and I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.

— Wendi Deng Murdoch

I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know…

— Jermaine Dupri

I used to have sort of mixed feelings about a producer whose only skills seemed to be going into the studio, schmoozing the artists…

— Todd Rundgren

What's crucial about being an executive producer is that you stay in the loop, information-wise. They have to share all their major decisions with…

— Emma Donoghue

My role as a producer is very specific. It's maintaining the creative truthfulness, day in and day out.

— Jeffrey Donovan

As a producer, I'm quite nurturing, I like working with inexperienced, unseasoned directors.

— Trudie Styler

My ambition was to be a record producer, and I had started doing that in the late '60s with my work with the MC5…

— Jon Landau

In most cases, I think most executive producers and studio executives really do their best to accommodate you. At least, that's been my experience…

— Miguel Ferrer