I had very few skills. If I hadn't been a producer I'd been a failed actor. That would have been really disastrous. Laura Ziskin More Quotes by Laura Ziskin More Quotes From Laura Ziskin When I was diagnosed I didn't know how epidemic cancer was. You find out that everybody you know is touched by this disease. Laura Ziskin epidemics cancer disease Movies are arguably the most influential, important medium in the world. They have a tremendous cultural impact. Because women are now making movies, then women's ideas, philosophy, point of view will seep into that culture. And that's never happened in history. Ever, ever, ever. We can't even see the impact of that yet. Laura Ziskin impact views philosophy In my world, the hero always defeats the villain, the boy always gets the girl, and cancer is no more. Laura Ziskin cancer girl hero What's great about making movies is the sort of additive process of bringing people together and having an idea and watching the idea be added to and at the end you have this thing. It's really a collaborative experience. Laura Ziskin together people ideas For me as a filmmaker, I do the projects I'm really excited about. Laura Ziskin filmmaker excited projects I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Laura Ziskin breast-cancer breasts cancer You know I'm proud that I was able to develop and produce movies that I wanted to make. Laura Ziskin produce able proud In some ways, the most rewarding thing I've done were the two times that I did the Oscars, particularly the first time because it was really like the ultimate "Let's put on a show," with every great movie star in the world available. Laura Ziskin stars two way Cancer is everybody's cause. Laura Ziskin cancer survival causes Most movies don't have the ability to find an audience. So the movie plays out very quickly in a lot of theaters to get the biggest gross. So that demands that we make things that are hits before they open. So they have to have the elements, they have to be franchises. Laura Ziskin demand elements play I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also your peak baby-making years, and that's just the truth. And those are choices women have to make. Laura Ziskin baby years thinking I think being a producer makes you a problem solver, so you kind of go, "Well there's a problem. What do we do? How do we solve it?" Laura Ziskin kind problem thinking I ’m begging you, please. It’s too offensive. You have to take it out. Laura Ziskin entertainment I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer. Laura Ziskin someone myself always girl
