Alison Owen Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Alison Owen The most interesting characters keep us hooked. Not likeable ones! Iago, Shylock, Darth Vader - are they likeable? Do you want to invite them to dinner? Alison Owen youdinnerwantinteresting In a recession, people want to be told for two hours that everything is going to be OK. They want to escape from their humdrum or painful reality into a feel-good drama, or a love story that transcends their daily life. Alison Owen dailylovelifepeople Audiences like to be made to feel that there is a world where things go right: where big emotions can happen and yet feel safe. This is why there is a constant tension in Hollywood between studios who want happy endings and writers who want to explore the human condition. There is a time and a place for both! Alison Owen feelhappytimeworld People in third-world countries are less eager to see movies full of angst over existential problems, and who can blame them. They've got other fish to fry. They'd rather see a few great dance routines and the guy end up with the girl. Alison Owen greatgirldancepeople I am no expert on tax; I'm a film producer. I read books and think about which ones would make good movies, and then I work with directors in order to make them. Alison Owen i-amgoodthinkwork If you look back on professions, when they became undervalued and paid less, women tended to do better in them. Alison Owen betterlookyouwomen
