You need somebody to have the idea, you need somebody who can deal with the studio and the normal things, but it's too different of a credit. That credit is usually given to the executive producer. It's not the producer.
Rick McCallumNobody sets out to make a bad film, but so many of those compromises are made and often they're made because of vanity, pride and ego.
Rick McCallumThe only way I can stop people from stealing is also not to steal myself, and it's one of the most difficult things.
Rick McCallumWe're hoping that in three or four years time, we'll have to never have to answer another question regarding 'Star Wars,' ... With the series, we're trying to do 100 hours worth and answer every single thing anybody has ever dreamed of, thought of, imagined or hoped for.
Rick McCallum