Competition Quote by Mark Rydell

“I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition.”

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It's the unusual leading man. Most of the Hollywood leading men are powerful and capable and strong, heroes. He has this vulnerability, he's fragile,…

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The picture is not a documentary, ... It's a drama that has to be crafted. Reality is not art. You have to make choices…

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Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or…

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No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius,…

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I don't know a lot of agents like Al Hack.

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Our competition has always been anything that is wasting your time when you're bored at work. In a broad sense. We want people to…

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Honestly, we’ll compete with everybody. I love competition. As long as people invent their own stuff, I love competition.

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