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I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.'

'Roots' did show that the audience would be receptive to black talent and a black story.

David L. Wolper

Somebody said something funny to me the other day. They said, 'Wolper, until two weeks ago, your tombstone was going to say, 'David Wolper, the man who produced 'Roots.' I think the tombstone now has a new inscription. It's going to be 'David Wolper, the man who produced the opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympics.'

David L. Wolper

Motion pictures are a director's medium. Broadway is a writer's medium. Television is a producer's medium. I picked a medium I could control.

David L. Wolper

I have to do popcorn for movies. I can do more important things for television. You're going down when you're making a movie, not going up.

David L. Wolper

My main contribution has been that I have educated and entertained people at the same time.

David L. Wolper

For a two-hour movie on a 20-day shooting schedule, it's O.K. to have an actor who's a pain in the neck.

David L. Wolper

I make the money, and I don't have to take the abuse some of the stars do, opening up their personal life. I can go into a restaurant, sit down, and have a nice meal without being harassed. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't do that.

David L. Wolper

I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary.

David L. Wolper

My philosophy as a filmmaker is to inform and entertain at the same time. And when I went away from documentaries into miniseries like 'Roots,' I did the reverse. Instead of just entertaining, I want to inform at the same time.

David L. Wolper

Some psychiatrist told me I was interested in sculpture because I dealt in flat surfaces and needed something with dimension.

David L. Wolper

Why is it that if you hit a shot to within a tenth of an inch of the hole, it's a great shot, but if it goes in, it's luck?

David L. Wolper

Continuity is a wonderful thing, and it is a very rare thing in show business.

David L. Wolper

There's a fine line between patriotism and corn.

David L. Wolper

You need an actor who can maintain a character over a long period of time. If you have a weak actor, it won't be obvious in two hours, but you'll begin to see his weaknesses over four or five days.

David L. Wolper

We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on.

David L. Wolper

My roots are documentaries.

David L. Wolper

You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end.

David L. Wolper

If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.

David L. Wolper

I don't want to make an 'Animal House.' I'm not interested in making 'Ghost Busters.'

David L. Wolper

When they did the Olympics in Seoul - or elsewhere - didn't each host country try to show its greatness to the world viewing audience?

David L. Wolper

My initial goal for the 1984 opening ceremonies was a show that would be majestic, inspirational, and emotional - a 20 goosebump experience.

David L. Wolper