There is more similarity in the marketing challenge of selling a precious painting by Degas and a frosted mug of root beer than you ever thought possible.

God help us if we ever take the theater out of the auction business or anything else. It would be an awfully boring world.

Whatever Ms. Brooks chose to do, she did completely on her own without my knowledge or approval. If the need arises, I will vigorously defend myself against any charges.

The studios aren't going to credit the genre as much as they are, you know, the marketing of an individual thing, or whatever it was. They'll try to imitate it. They want something that has the same things-young stars from TV. They think they have the formula worked out. I just think it's a fool's game.

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