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Foreign revenues are tremendously important, but foreign audiences are dying for American movies, not for films they could make themselves.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: American American Movies Audiences Could Dying Films Foreign Important Make Movies Revenues Themselves Tremendously

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The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Any Gender Having Look Me Men More Regarded Worked

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I love stories about underdogs.

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Topics: About Love Love Stories Stories I Love

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Historically, Vietnam movies have been profitable. All of them. 'Platoon,' 'Full Metal Jacket,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'The Deer Hunter.' You're looking at movies that have been not pretty successful, but very successful. The foreign numbers have been extraordinary.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Apocalypse Been Deer Extraordinary Foreign Full Historically Hunter Jacket Looking Metal Movies Now Numbers Pretty Profitable Successful Them Very Vietnam You

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I was the first studio executive to meet with Sean Penn after 'Taps' in 1981. I was anxious to develop things with him when nobody knew who he was.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: After Anxious Develop Executive First He Him Knew Meet Nobody Penn Sean Studio Things Who

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We have to make some movies we have passion for, respect for.

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Topics: Make Movies Passion Respect Some

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You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Because Between Hold Make Movie Open Poles Respect Sequels Tent Up Well You

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Visibility is dangerous because if a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can't call him a name - it might get to the press.

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Topics: Because Call Cuts Dangerous Get Guy Him Might Name Off Press Traffic Visibility You

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I just love the idea of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, whether it's the success of 'Cool Runnings,' which is the success of four guys from Jamaica who had never seen snow, or whether it's my success, just as a human being.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Being Cool Doing Extraordinary Extraordinary Things Four Guys Had Human Human Being Idea Jamaica Just Love Never Ordinary Ordinary People Ordinary Things People Seen Snow Success Things Whether Which Who

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You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Able Dream Give Just Know Persevere See Up Want You Your Your Dream

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: August 19th, 1946

Died: December 20th, 1997

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