Gil Cates Quotes (18 Quotes)

The 75th anniversary show is a meaningful one for the Academy, and it is wonderful to work with a host who's done it before. A host who's witty, clever, sharp, intelligent, quick on his feet and always on top of the unfolding action. Wait, I've forgotten something. Oh, yeah, and outrageously funny.

It's a bit like election night. It's crazy, but in a good way.

It always seemed to me that the best thing I could do as a producer is to try to honestly reflect that year. This year, both in terms of culture and politics, there seem to be a lot of issue films.

We all understand that the country is on the brink of war and may be sending American men and women into harm's way almost as we speak. We must prepare for the show to be produced under these circumstances.

It's hard to become a movie star today. Without the studio system, everyone's an entrepreneur.

I think it's an appropriate year for him to be host because this is a group of films that really deal with contemporary culture.

We hope that everyone involved will understand that this change is being made in response to the critical situation in the Middle East and will help us make these changes work.

If you want a sense of what America is like, you'll watch the Oscars.

There are big culture issues in these films, contemporaneous issues, and he's about as issue-oriented as a host can be.

All we can do is cover them, try to keep them dry and wait. Then we hope for the best.

The Academy is mindful that many of its celebrity guests would feel uncomfortable arriving at this year's awards at the beginning of a major war to face a business-as-usual phalanx of interviewers and photographers. Therefore arriving guests will not stop for interviews or photographs.

The Academy basically reflects the mood of the country. It really deals with what's happening politically and what's happening in personal relationships.

I hope (winners) would speak about the award and what it means to them, but it's their 40 seconds.

If anyone wants to talk about politics, it's their 40 seconds. This is a free country, and we would not restrict them.

Chris is a very smart man, and he understands quite clearly the difference between the scatological observations he can make on his cable television specials and how to be funny within the boundaries allowed on the networks,

We all want to do the show. The public wants it, the stars want it. But we're all good Americans, so we'll try to make it a show that we can be proud of.

I wanted to celebrate the movies and to include great movie houses and screens. So Roy went back to the classic ornate movie houses for his inspiration, which, I think, is superbly reflected in the final design.

I am sorry that during the excitement of a 'live 3 hour television event' the wonderful film piece we prepared that paid tribute to the 'Carol Burnett Show' was not aired,