Top 40 Quotes by David L. Wolper

About David L. Wolper

These are some quotes by American author David L. Wolper Producer, who lived between January 11, 1928 and August 10, 2010.

There's a fine line between patriotism and corn.

There's a fine line between patriotism and corn.

David L. Wolper

Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it.

Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it.

David L. Wolper

Why is it that if you hit a shot to within a tenth of an inch of the hole, it's a great shot, but if it goes in, it's luck?

Why is it that if you hit a shot to within a tenth of an inch of the hole, it's a great shot, but if it goes in, it's luck?

David L. Wolper

I don't call four hours a miniseries.

I don't call four hours a miniseries.

David L. Wolper

For a two-hour movie on a 20-day shooting schedule, it's O.K. to have an actor who's a pain in the neck.

For a two-hour movie on a 20-day shooting schedule, it's O.K. to have an actor who's a pain in the neck.

David L. Wolper

Somebody said something funny to me the other day. They said, 'Wolper, until two weeks ago, your tombstone was going to say, 'David Wolper, the man who produced 'Roots.' I think the tombstone now has a new inscription. It's going to be 'David Wolper, the man who produced the opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympics.'

David L. Wolper

People don't buy and sell art based on the personality of the artist. Or there wouldn't be much art bought and sold.

People don't buy and sell art based on the personality of the artist. Or there wouldn't be much art bought and sold.

David L. Wolper

You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end.

You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end.

David L. Wolper

You need an actor who can maintain a character over a long period of time. If you have a weak actor, it won't be obvious in two hours, but you'll begin to see his weaknesses over four or five days.

You need an actor who can maintain a character over a long period of time. If you have a weak actor, it won't be obvious in two hours, but you'll begin to see his weaknesses over four or five days.

David L. Wolper

Continuity is a wonderful thing, and it is a very rare thing in show business.

Continuity is a wonderful thing, and it is a very rare thing in show business.

David L. Wolper

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