Bruce Vilanch quotes

I mean, I've sold all these scripts and nothing's been made. Studios have closed, stars have died. I had a director find Jesus. And the pictures just don't get made. (Bruce Vilanch)
I've written about 15 screenplays and they all sold - they were all sold on pitches. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
I do a lot of screen re-writing. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
It's the biggest party in the world, and you have to keep the whole thing percolating, which is difficult because a lot of awards most people don't care about. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
What makes me laugh? Richard Nixon always made me laugh. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
Eddie Izzard is absolutely brilliant. I would love to write something for him. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world. View quote
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I mean, when I started out I was billing per hour, like a shrink because you would sit with somebody and work. But most of it, if it's for a live show it's usually a buy-out. A flat fee. View quote
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I write screenplays that don't get made and pilots that don't get picked up, and I re-write other people's movies, and those are all different kinds of fees. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
I've got more chins than a San Francisco phonebook. View quote
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Generally with the Oscars or the Emmys there isn't much you can do until the nominations are announced. Then you know what kind of year you're dealing with - what's been overlooked, what the issues are. (Bruce Vilanch)
It's really live television, the way God meant it to be. View quote
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I have one rave 'New York Times' review framed next to a flop 'Los Angeles Times' review. And it's for the same show. These people watched the same show. That's what happens. They love it, they hate it. View quote
Bruce Vilanch
Who knew we had all this O.C.D. in the world? Well actually, I suppose it's pretty obvious. It explains Sudoku, doesn't it? View quote
Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: November 23, 1948
Quotes count: 14

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