Gore Verbinski Quotes

The entertainment business remains a business of blockbusters, and increasingly so.

Follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.

We all know that Americans love their statistics - in sport, obviously. And in finance too.

I love the challenge of show business. It keeps me on my toes.

You've got to know business before you go to show business.

Many venture capitalists say they're looking for the next big idea. But they aren't, really; they're looking for something derivative, because derivative is safe.

The best businesses that all of us have in the entertainment business are cable content channels, which have a dual revenue stream.

Times change; Hollywood is not the same as it was when I first entered the business. It felt to me like it was starting to narrow down and centralize itself around what would... make money.

I'd love to do situation comedy - it's the best job in show business.

It's show business. No show, no business.

I think the only thing filmmakers can do is try to make good movies and make them as long as they allow us to keep making them. But at the end of the day, it is a business, and if audiences don't care, there's nothing we can do. It'll just go away, I guess.

The only reason to do a 'SpongeBob' on Broadway is if it's gonna bring something new to the brand, something new to 'SpongeBob,' and also something innovative to theater and to Broadway.

In the business of entertainment, either I am able to create an effect that impresses people or not.

There are some risks we choose to take because the benefits from taking them exceed the possible costs. Optimal behavior takes risks that are worthwhile. This is the central paradigm of finance: we must take risks to achieve rewards, but not all risks are equally rewarded.

To all the musicians who are making reggaeton, let's put some more effort into it and bring something new to the people!

Television is a good training ground for aspiring stars. You can experiment and get away, imbibing the positive and viable aspects. Whereas, in cinema, the stakes are high. If something goes wrong, the film falls flat.

The funny thing about the entertainment business is that we all feel like kids playing in a candy store, but we are entrusted with millions and millions and millions of dollars and an entire industry that can thrive or die on whether or not we do our jobs well or not.

You cannot change strategy due to a trend.

I've been buying real estate because it's an asset I can control, that I could finance extremely cheaply if I chose to. I do not choose to; I buy my real estate in cash. I'm not interested in making money on it. I just want to keep my money safe.

Hindi film industry's fortunes are directly connected to that of the world finance markets.

I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.

Actors used to concentrate on acting, but today they are businessmen, too, and think about the numbers game as well. They multi-task very well. It's admirable that they have this ability.

We're in the entertainment business. As much as people would like to say it's sport, it's definitely entertainment.

So much of venture capital is pattern recognition.

The audience loves watching masala films, and I love to make what the audience likes. I also think it is easy to make a masala film.