with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?
Lynda ObstNo single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.
Lynda ObstThe only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.
Lynda ObstMy sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that).
Lynda ObstTrue power is invisible and impeccable, like good taste. It is never clumsy or artless. Powerful people whisper, suggest, seduce, in order to coerce. They only use volume for effect. This is how you can tell a blowhard from a mogul. ... Most powerful people don't need to coerce; their mere presence is coercive.
Lynda ObstOne of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. And doing that means making good, smart, often funny movies that women can identify with-with terrific dialogue we all remember and cherish, and stories that illuminate our lives and decisions and turning points.
Lynda Obst