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Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein (/ˈwaɪnstiːn/; born March 19, 1952) is a former American film producer. He and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films, including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), The Crying Game (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love, and garnered seven Tony Awards for a variety of plays and musicals, including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded The Weinstein Company, a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.

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Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path is filled with tragedy, and most men would have collapsed. Instead, he became a great artist and continues to make great films.

Art, Cares, Men, Place, Tragedy

Knowing that Ricky Gervais will never work again means a lot to me. I'm going to make sure of it.

Knowing, Make, Mean, Ricky, Work

I love it when these Internet dudes say to me, 'Hey man, we just want to be 'content neutral. '

Content, Hey, Internet, Man, Men, Want

George Clooney's 'Ides of March' could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years they're gonna go back and say, 'Oh, that was American politics in that time period. ' I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic.

Appreciated, Gonna, March, Movie, Politics, Years

Some people handle sweets better.

Handle, People, Sweet, Sweets

I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.

Business, Film, Freedom, Love Is, Want, Writers

I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.

Huge, Profit, Record, Records, Smaller, Track

Audiences want to see intelligent movies.

Audience, Audiences, Intelligent, See, Want

I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it.

Bored, Early, Finished, Kids, Reading

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

Children, Inspirational, My Children, Wanted

As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer.

Effort, Efforts, Knowledge, Man, Men, Paris

I've been involved with violent movies, and then I've also said at a certain point, 'I can't take it anymore. Please cut it. ' You know, you've got to respect the filmmaker, and it's a really tough issue.

Cutting, Issue, Issues, Tough, Violent

Obama is not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.

Country, Embarrassing, Obama

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

Accepting, American, Excellence, Oscars, Public, Talk

Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.

Afraid, Downs, Life, Not Afraid, Stories, Theme

I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.

Creative, Looks, Loved, Serious, Shakespeare

All that self-control stuff, I tried all that stuff from analysts. I went everywhere to these guys, every kind of anger-management, psychologist, psychiatrist. 'Get rid of my temper, get rid of my temper. ' And there was only one guy who just said, 'I don't think this is related to, uh, issues. I think there has got to be something wrong. '

Everywhere, Issues, Psychologist, Self, Thinking, Wrong

You know, for years I used to read about myself. They'd say, 'He has a temper' or 'He's a bully' or something like that, and it always bothered me.

Bully, Know, Say, Used, Years

All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.

Movies, Personality, Screwed, Screwed Up

I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it's the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It's the greatest brand. It's as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It's the Super Bowl.

Awards, Greatest, Honor, Make, Moviemaking, People

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