When I was a kid I started a baseball team. I was a terrible player, but I put together a group of neighborhood kids. I started a hockey team. I put the kids together and got a sponsor. So I can always kind of organize people and get things done. Jerry Bruckheimer More Quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer More Quotes From Jerry Bruckheimer You can't be afraid of hard work or long hours. Sacrifice is important. Jerry Bruckheimer sacrifice hard-work long We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences. Jerry Bruckheimer dramatic-situations real want But once we got them on its feet then they run themselves, unless there's corrections you have to make. Jerry Bruckheimer corrections feet running Every time I make a movie I think that it's going to be my last one, I think that no one is going to show up. I always have this sense that they're all going to fail. I am scared to death. Jerry Bruckheimer scared lasts thinking Well, I started years ago with Flashdance and we also did Coyote Ugly, so I have put my toe in the water before with romantic comedies. I love making them and I love making people laugh. That's a trademark that I don't think any producer would turn down. Jerry Bruckheimer water years thinking And yes, it is harder to make movies because budgets are getting smaller, and the companies stocks are down. The only good news on the horizon is that box office has been up by something like 23% from last year, which is great for us. It's still the cheapest form of entertainment. Jerry Bruckheimer lasts office years We hope that audiences around the world embrace the picture in the same way they have the books and that hopefully Disney will allow us make another one. Jerry Bruckheimer book way world I think it's the source material. 27 Dresses was a famous book, and Devil Wears Prada was also a wonderful book, so it's coming out of the novelists who are really creating these wonderful female characters that we want to see on the big screen. Jerry Bruckheimer character book thinking Sophie [Kinsella]'s writing just captivated me. We bought this eight years ago, before it became an international success and was only one book. Now there's five. So, we were very fortunate to latch onto a character who has since become an international success both as a novel and hopefully now as a movie. Jerry Bruckheimer writing character book I think the best thing you can do when you go and see a movie is to bring somebody along who really enjoys the film with you. I think this is one of those movies... it wouldn't be their first choice. But once they're in there and they see the enjoyment that not only they're getting, but also their wife or their girlfriend then it makes for a much more pleasant evening after the movie! Jerry Bruckheimer girlfriend wife thinking We love to entertain audiences and this picture does that - it's romantic, it's funny, it's got a nice message and I think it's a gift to the audience to be able to enjoy this movie. Jerry Bruckheimer nice doe thinking A psychology degree doesn't get you very far. Jerry Bruckheimer psychology degrees People want to leave their homes but they can't go on vacation as much as they used to. So, getting out of the house and seeing a good movie helps them to alleviate some of the pain that's going on in their life. Jerry Bruckheimer vacation pain home I should have had more faith in my talent. I think I would have gotten to achieve more, earlier, had I believed in myself. But I let other people take credit for my work. Jerry Bruckheimer should-have people thinking Casting is so important, with any film you do. You have to get actors that you believe will fulfill the promise of the characters that are on the page. Jerry Bruckheimer character believe promise I think I'm a great organizer. Not that I'm organized, but I'm a great organizer of other people. Jerry Bruckheimer organized people thinking Any time you can create something that gets to a large audience is fantastic. And television still gets you to a huge audience. Jerry Bruckheimer fantastic audience television Well, I feel that we're kind of fortunate that this book gives the whole world a lesson in economics and how to get out of the mess that we're all in. It's basic message is to try and stop spending as much and try to release some of your assets to pay off your debt. Jerry Bruckheimer trying giving book I can stand at the back of the theater and watch an audience laugh, cry, and be moved by what I do. I can entertain people around the world. It's nice when you can give someone that gift. Jerry Bruckheimer nice giving people It's a tale of redemption. It's a tale of a girl who is going on a journey, who makes mistakes as most young people do... the credit card companies love sending you credit cards so you exceed your limit and they can charge you interest. And this is a girl who overcomes her problems and figures a way out of her financial crisis, and hopefully the world will do the same thing. Jerry Bruckheimer girl journey mistake
