Peter Bart

“Hollywood is a town built on insecurity. That's why they pay so much for reassurance.”

“In Hollywood, if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy.”

“The majors are like Junkers, the big German planes that were bombers in the second war. They're just rumbling along. They've never really adapted to the new digital technology.”

“You can't be a movie producer and not be a gambler.”

“In Hollywood, an equitable divorce is when each party gets 50% of the publicity.”

“The moment a movie is satisfactory to all the people involved, it's a sure sign that it's a stinker.”

“A 'selling author' is a writer who writes what people want to read. A 'creative author' is a writer who writes what he wants to write. Of course, a 'selling author' is a 'creative author' who gets lucky.”

“In Hollywood, it's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.”

“When you're hot, you're hot. When you're not, you're not. And that's what Hollywood is all about.”

“Everybody in Hollywood has a screenplay.”

“The one thing that's constant in Hollywood is change.”

“The star system is a strange and brutal thing. It's a combination of luck, talent, and timing.”