There are many upsides to being the studio executive, but one of the downsides is that you get removed from the actual process of making the movie.
ADAM LEIPZIGThere are many upsides to being the studio executive, but one of the downsides is that you get removed from the actual process of making the movie.
ADAM LEIPZIGWe all had to learn how to do it. So it’s just something creative people need to get familiar with… not really so scary.
ADAM LEIPZIGAt a certain point you have to make a decision in your life about where will you best serve
ADAM LEIPZIGArtists don’t like the business side. None of us were born understanding money.
ADAM LEIPZIGThe one thing that cannot be outsourced is creativity.
ADAM LEIPZIGThey feel it is… artificial and not what we want to be known for.
ADAM LEIPZIGWe have to find ways to support creative people because the only way we are going to improve our laws… is by creating our way out of it.
ADAM LEIPZIGThe one word you should forget when you start a new project is the word ‘I’ – you need to replace that word ‘I’ with the idea of ‘everybody else.
ADAM LEIPZIGAnd I decided that I would best serve as a producer as opposed to a studio executive.
ADAM LEIPZIGThe unexamined life is not worth living. But if all you’re doing is examining, then you’re not living!
ADAM LEIPZIGWhen we are in our studios, in our private space.
ADAM LEIPZIGFrightening for many artists is promoting themselves.
ADAM LEIPZIGOf course, what’s not universal is talent. Are you making anything that anyone really should see?
ADAM LEIPZIGHow do I get it made? How do I get it seen? How do I get it in front of the people I want to serve?
ADAM LEIPZIGWe need to block out the outside world; we need to disbelieve anything that would doubt us, because everyone will doubt us if we allow them that space.
ADAM LEIPZIGYet if we start thinking about what we do as important and important to offer to people, not to sell… it allows us to shift the way we think about promoting ourselves.
ADAM LEIPZIG