William S. Paley Quotes

Give the public what it wants.

I'm coming back to give the people what they want.

I feel I have a political duty to reach out to the general public. I want to make films that the people want to see. So if the people want to see Johnny Depp or Tom Cruise, then it is really my job to incorporate them into my films.

Give the public what they want. What you want is unimportant.

I realized very quickly that the public has a perfect right to tell you what they want to see.

Showbiz works well when you give the audience what they want.

Give the people what they think they want.

Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.

When you see most companies get big, they want to shout about all they've done. But the consumer wants to know: 'What have you done for me lately?'

Sometimes you have to listen to other people, and see what the audiences want. That's what entertaining is about.

As a businessman, my dharma is to cater to every taste of my viewer.

If you make the customer a promise... make sure you deliver it.

I work to please my audience.

Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely a good adjective.

You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.

If you want to have great success, you'd better give them what they want, but so be it.

I would not be happy to do what I do unless I felt that the large audience wanted it.

I have to satisfy my audience.

We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.

Trying to guess what the (mass) audience wants and then trying to satisfy that is usually a bad recipe for getting something good.

When we have a corporation, we must know what the customer wants, what the customers needs. Also, the politician must know what the people want, what the people need.

The people’s priorities are our priorities. The people’s concerns are our concerns.

Ask what is it that the people need rather than what is good for our party.

Public officials often learn a great deal from the concerns and objections of citizens. (I certainly did) …. those who have the privilege of serving the American public should listen closely to those whom they are privileged to serve.

You want to work on something that people watch and that people like.