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Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Books Choose Library Like Lot Out Pick Pick And Choose Take Television You

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I believe a mini-series has two audiences. The first is the media. Then I go for the television audience.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Audience Audiences Believe First Go Media Television Then Two I Believe

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I liked the clear morality of 1941, when you had no doubt about good and evil. There was a lot of idealism, people fighting for a cause. People are searching for morality today.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: About Cause Clear Doubt Evil Fighting Good Good And Evil Had Idealism Liked Lot Morality No Doubt People Searching Today You

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If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Black Black History Going History Nobody People Perceive Roots Show Watch

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I don't fall in love with inanimate objects. I don't bond with them. I only fall in love with people.

~David L. Wolper

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I couldn't get my first film on the air. The first film I did was called 'The Race For Space,' about the U.S.-Soviet space race. The networks had a policy that I found out about the hard way. I even had a sponsor for my program, but the networks wouldn't put it on because it was independently produced.

~David L. Wolper

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My roots are documentaries.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Documentaries Roots

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I was the first independent to walk in with a documentary.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Documentary First Independent Walk

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My philosophy as a filmmaker is to inform and entertain at the same time. And when I went away from documentaries into miniseries like 'Roots,' I did the reverse. Instead of just entertaining, I want to inform at the same time.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Away Did Documentaries Entertain Entertaining Filmmaker Inform Instead Just Like Philosophy Reverse Roots Same Same Time Time Want

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You have to say, 'We think it's going to work. Let's go with it.' Either you're going to kill the world, or you're going to fall on your rear end.

~David L. Wolper

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: January 11th, 1928

Died: August 10th, 2010

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