Entertainment Executive Gifts

"Bad news, good news, sweetheart - the court rejected your appeal, but the networks are fighting to option it."

'It's a new reality show call 'Detoxing with the Stars'...'

"California has always been too big for its britches."

"You get out of line, Mitchell, and you'll never work in this town again. By 'this town' I mean, of course, Hollywood."

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

Hollywood on Strike

'Only one of you will survive to the end of the series.'

'We need a report on Ageism. Kelly, could you do that?'

'Producers don't make money from bad living actors but sometimes we can make money from actors who have tragically died... You know what I mean?'

"The script is flimsy, the action scenes implausible and the plot would insult the intelligence of a three year old."

"There's no such thing as 'bad publicity'." "All traffic is good traffic."

Screenwriters pitch movie to studio boss: 'It's a reinterpretation of Bicycle Thieves, that classic of Italian neo-realism. We're calling it, Dude, Where's My Chopper?'

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

"Remember, money is only a tool - to make more money."

News Internecine: Murdoch succession battle

"Yoo-hoo. Fifteen minutes of fame is about to start."

'I know my resume makes me seem overtrained, but I really wasn't paying attention.'

"....So called 'fake news' is dangerous to our democracy!"

"Well, if you hadn't misfiled it in the first place it wouldn't have been lost."

'I just love this new reality show, TRADING BANK ACCOUNTS!'

"I love being your agent, Nick, but the guys making the really big bucks now are the managers. Let me be your manager."

Newspaper suicide.

"We need to sue, claiming free speech is being violated by remotes with fast forward buttons."

"'C' is for free CONTENT!"

'Personally, I love your script, but Rex is pretty certain he smells a bomb!'

'Hang on a minute...'

"Hello. I'm director Bob ('Blue Fires') Munsey and this is screenwriter Doris ('Highway to Nowhere') Winslow."

The GODFATHER Ride 25¢

Cameron uncomfortable hanging out with his inquisitor.

"If you get married at the Grammy Awards, can your marriage be annulled at the Country Music Awards?"

Brian, I hope you're taking this seriously.

"We started losing money right around the time we decided to just lazily remake old movies with the race or gender of the main character switched from the original." "We're burning through cash and we urgently need to course correct and try something different." "So we're going to make fresh stories with new and interesting characters?" "What?" "No."

"It's supposed to be a comedy, so I've had Steve, here, red-flag the funny parts."

"I'm thinking action roles might not really be your thing."

"You're looking at the next Bob Dylan."