Paul Dergarabedian Quotes on Performance Arts (19 Quotes)

Generally speaking, you're looking at a 10-year commitment from an actor, and for their career to almost forever be associated with this role.

Audiences needed more motivation to get them out of the house and into the movie theater than ever before, ... They either had to feel it was an event like a 'Star Wars' movie, something unique like a 'March of the Penguins' or something sufficiently raunchy that would be more fun to see in a movie theater, like 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' or 'Wedding Crashers.'

A couple of years ago it was 'sequel, sequel, sequel,' ... I think Hollywood is erring on the side of caution by thinking that a concept that has proven to be successful can be a way to hedge its bets and take out some of the risk.

It's a two-fold process It's the product, which the studios supply, and it's the in-theater experience, which the theater owners supply. And both of those have to be top-notch.

It gave people a way to discover these movies rather than the traditional marketing that is thrown their way. Hey, whatever gets 'em in the theater, I'm sure the studio doesn't mind.

With the box office dwindling, all this is seen as another nail in the coffin. Theater owners are afraid once you start releasing films this way (simultaneously in other formats), all movies could go this way. That would put their business in jeopardy.

In the past, movies like 'Bachelor Party' would come and go, and 'American Pie' did well, but right now a huge part of it is this group of very talented actors,

I think that's the problem with those shrinking video windows, and that can affect any summer as long as those video windows are shorter and shorter, it's going to cause a lot of worry on the part of theater owners.

I think people need a really strong reason to go to the movies and to pay the 10 bucks per person and to go out of the house and take that leap of faith, and 'March of the Penguins' certainly was unique and made it worthwhile to go out to the movie theater.

There are these cycles in Hollywood. Part of that is once there's one success, everyone tries to emulate the success,

It's becoming more challenging to get people in the theater. When word out of mouth on a movie is not strong, that hurts. But the summer of 2006 is looking good. Hopefully Hollywood will be back on track.

Anything that goes out of control with the marketing machine of a movie can cause a problem. The way audiences often get wind of it is when there's a trailer or posters in theaters, and suddenly the movies are gone.

We're going to need some huge performances by these movies, or this will be the third down year in a row. One or two movies is not enough moviegoers need to be excited about going back to the theaters.

as each group grows, each group ages with their stars. Without a doubt, an aging population will provide more opportunities for older actresses.

The track record of horror films tells you maybe Hollywood should just release horror movies to be successful. I can't think of a more consistently performing genre at the box office.

Believe me, when 'Star Wars' comes out, people will drop everything and come to the theater.

Hollywood likes short-hand pitches for a film. 'Speed' could be pitched as 'Die Hard on a bus,' ... Remakes are the ultimate short-hand pitch. In 20 years when someone wants to remake 'Speed' they'll just say 'It's Speed.'

The younger male audience, if you ask 10 of them if they'd rather go to the movies or play a video game, a lot of them are going to say they'd rather play a video game. Hollywood cannot release mediocre movies and expect people to line up in record numbers when consumers have so many options for their entertainment.

It's a moral and psychological victory for Hollywood. It won't pull us completely out of the slump, but we'll end the year on a very positive note.