Every 20 minutes you've got to have a bump, you've got to have a change in course, you've got to unsettle the audience. It can't be too predictable so something has to happen. I think that was something that Hitchcock did very well too. You couldn't let an audience feel too settled in.

Barbara Broccoli

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Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

Barbara Broccoli

never-give-up-on-something passion giving-up

One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

Barbara Broccoli

would-be character thinking

The paparazzi terrify and torment people and endanger people and it's really unpleasant.

Barbara Broccoli

paparazzi torment people

I still love it, every day. I get up and I love going to work. I love seeing it all happen, and I admire the people that we work with. I just hope that the films will continue to entertain audiences, as they have done for 50 years.

Barbara Broccoli

done people years

Bad movies are when people go oh, I wasted $10 bucks and 2 hours and I don't even want to go back again.

Barbara Broccoli

bucks want people

People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.

Barbara Broccoli

length film people

Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles. I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles. People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made. I hope it's of interest to people. One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

Barbara Broccoli

struggle character thinking

When men change, maybe Bond will change.

Barbara Broccoli

men

I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.

Barbara Broccoli

gadgets today reality

There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song.

Barbara Broccoli

spotlight pressure song

It's been such a huge part of my life, it's hard for me to separate it out. All I can say is that I had an extraordinary childhood. I was around these amazing people and went to exotic locations. The whole movie-making thing is so magical.

Barbara Broccoli

exotic childhood people

I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.

Barbara Broccoli

conscious remember

I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic.

Barbara Broccoli

hero character thinking

So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation.

Barbara Broccoli

growing-up film father

My father used to describe how he'd love going, early in the morning, out on a location and waiting for the trucks to arrive and the circus to come to town. That's what it's like, every day, when you're making a film. It's the magic.

Barbara Broccoli

waiting morning father

When you see the documentary, you'll see that there were parallels. Michael and I both wanted Daniel Craig, and it was the same as it was for Cubby and Harry when they wanted Sean [Connery]. The studio wanted a star and wanted an American, and wanted this and that, but they determined, "No, it's Sean Connery."

Barbara Broccoli

documentaries determined stars

And they stuck to their guns and fought for Sean Connery, and they were right to fight for Sean Connery. If it wasn't for Sean Connery, we wouldn't all be here. I was raised to fight for what I believed in, so I wasn't going to give up. I wanted Daniel Craig, and Michael wanted Daniel Craig, so we just stuck to our guns. Fortunately, we had the right management who really stuck with us. Thanks to that, we got our choice. He's been an extraordinary Bond, and he is very much the right Bond for the 21st century.

Barbara Broccoli

giving-up fighting gun

The thing about the books is that they really talked a lot about what was going on inside of Bond and the inner dialogue. It's very hard to project that onto a screen because Bond doesn't talk a lot about how he feels. But, when you have an actor like Daniel Craig, he's able to convey the inner turmoil and the conflicts. He's given Bond his humanity.

Barbara Broccoli

actors humanity book

It's a privilege. It's a real honor. It's a challenge. Michael and I always feel we stand on tall shoulders when we make these films. Audiences come to them with a lot of good will because of what's come before. We just try to make the best film we can, each time, and hope that we satisfy the fans. I'm sure, with Skyfall, that we will. I think it's a terrific film. I hope the audiences enjoy it, as much as we've enjoyed making it.

Barbara Broccoli

real challenges thinking

The world is still sexist.

Barbara Broccoli

still sexist world