A biography for Irwin Winklerhasn’t been written yet.
“When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.”
“Show me a Scorsese film, and I'll show you a movie where he's taken risks. It's just his nature. He's an artist, and artists take risks. He always does what he believes in.”
“I remember when 'The Right Stuff' opened in Hollywood. I got dressed that morning and drove my car down to the theatre that it was playing on, thinking that there would be mobs of people outside. When I looked, there was nobody there.”
“If you look at successful studios, they're the ones with stabilized management.”
“As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews.”
“More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.”
“Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period of time to reflect on them.”
“We all know we have a prescribed amount of time on Earth. We just don't know how much.”