Jerry Bruckheimer Professions : Television Producer Born : September 21, 1943 Browse All Authors Top 67 quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer I was always looking to be entertained. We lead such full lives and a lot of us don't lead very pleasant lives and don't like what we do... My dad worked his whole life as a salesman and that wasn't what he really wanted to do. He looked forward to two weeks vacation every year and he used to say to me, 'Whatever you do, make sure you do something you really like so you don't just have your vacation to look forward to.' And I love movies. Jerry Bruckheimer dad love life If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it. Jerry Bruckheimer ships rise-above hero Because you can't do anything halfway, you've got to go all the way in anything you do. Jerry Bruckheimer halfway way You have to start at the very bottom and you've got to do every job. I did that so I could understand what everybody does. I didn't become this huge producer overnight. It took many, many years. Jerry Bruckheimer doe jobs years I love taking you inside a world that you're not apart of and showing how actually works. Jerry Bruckheimer world Well, I don't look back and celebrate. I just always worry about the next one. Jerry Bruckheimer hymns worry looks Anybody who's really successful has doubts. Jerry Bruckheimer successful doubt inspirational It's important to stand up for your work - otherwise somebody else will step in and say they did it. Jerry Bruckheimer important steps I mean if you put all of your eggs in one basket, boy, and that thing blows up you've got a real problem. Jerry Bruckheimer real blow mean Although, I think you look back and you try to learn from your mistakes. Jerry Bruckheimer mistake trying thinking Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me. Jerry Bruckheimer fear-of-failure If you live in a world of faith, this reaffirms your faith. Jerry Bruckheimer ifs world What I do is try to stay away from the hot subjects. Jerry Bruckheimer subjects hot trying And usually the studios they don't want you to have credit for your movies because they want to take credit for the movies because if you get credit for your movies they've got to pay you more. Jerry Bruckheimer credit want pay Sometimes we'll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough. Jerry Bruckheimer scripts want years You put faith in people sometimes that can't deliver for you. And those are mistakes and you have to... don't work with them again. It's pretty easy. Jerry Bruckheimer mistake sometimes people If you read a part that you want to play, and you already know you have actors you want to work with but it's not on the page, it's not going to be on the screen. So that is the most difficult thing to do for a producer, is to get a script that attracts this kind of talent. Jerry Bruckheimer actors want play The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past and you have other people who will actually take from better directors and that makes them better directors. Jerry Bruckheimer dvds people past It's very difficult to release an X-rated movie. Jerry Bruckheimer x-rated release difficult You've got to learn from your mistakes. And not do them again. Jerry Bruckheimer learn-from-your-mistakes mistake Similar Authors Don Hewitt television-producer Mark Burnett television-producer Jim Bowden television-producer J. J. Abrams television-producer Russell T Davies television-producer All Authors
