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Musicals have clearly gotten more physical. You never saw Ethel Merman doing step aerobics.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Aerobic Clearly Doing Gotten More Musicals Never Physical Saw Step You

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It's really live television, the way God meant it to be.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: God Live Meant Really Television Way

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It's the biggest party in the world, and you have to keep the whole thing percolating, which is difficult because a lot of awards most people don't care about.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: About Awards Because Biggest Care Difficult Keep Lot Most Party People Thing Which Whole World You

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I mean, when I started out I was billing per hour, like a shrink because you would sit with somebody and work. But most of it, if it's for a live show it's usually a buy-out. A flat fee.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Because Fee Flat Hour Like Live Mean Most Out Per Show Shrink Sit Somebody Started Work Would You

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I write screenplays that don't get made and pilots that don't get picked up, and I re-write other people's movies, and those are all different kinds of fees.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Different Different Kinds Fees Get Kinds Made Movies Other People Picked Pilots Screenplays Those Up Write I Write

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They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Because Biggest Get Lot Make Oscars Paid People Profit Show Shows Work Working World

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I do a lot of screen re-writing.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Lot Screen

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I've written about 15 screenplays and they all sold - they were all sold on pitches.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: About Pitches Screenplays Sold Were Written

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I mean, I've sold all these scripts and nothing's been made. Studios have closed, stars have died. I had a director find Jesus. And the pictures just don't get made.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Been Closed Died Director Find Get Had Jesus Just Made Mean Nothing Pictures Scripts Sold Stars Studios

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Generally with the Oscars or the Emmys there isn't much you can do until the nominations are announced. Then you know what kind of year you're dealing with - what's been overlooked, what the issues are.

~Bruce Vilanch

Topics: Announced Been Dealing Emmys Generally Issues Kind Know Much Oscars Overlooked Then Until Year You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: November 23rd, 1948

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