James Toback Quotes


Boxing is not coming back. There's not going to be a new Ali or a new Tyson. What's happened to movies is happening to boxing-that is, too much availability of alternative, similar entertainment. Movies started to become diluted with the advent of television; that has been mirrored by the dilution of boxing, with kickboxing and absolute, extreme homicidal fighting.


Citations

Toback, James. "James Toback." Interview by Scott Tobias. The A.V. Club, 22 Apr. 2009.

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James Toback
James Toback
  • Born: November 23, 1944
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Screenwriter, Film Director

James Toback is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.