Barbara Broccoli Quotes

The paparazzi terrify and torment people and endanger people and it's really unpleasant.

- Barbara Broccoli

I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic.

- Barbara Broccoli

One would think that it would be very easy, with an iconic character like James Bond, to keep making the films, but it hasn't been. But, it sure has been entertaining and rewarding.

- Barbara Broccoli

I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.

- Barbara Broccoli

Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.

- Barbara Broccoli

So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation.

- Barbara Broccoli

When men change, maybe Bond will change. But let's wait. I'm not holding my breath.

- Barbara Broccoli

There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song.

- Barbara Broccoli

I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.

- Barbara Broccoli

Every 20 minutes you've got to have a bump, you've got to have a change in course, you've got to unsettle the audience. It can't be too predictable so something has to happen. I think that was something that Hitchcock did very well too. You couldn't let an audience feel too settled in.

- Barbara Broccoli

The world is still sexist.

- Barbara Broccoli

Bad movies are when people go, 'oh, I wasted $10 bucks and 2 hours and I don't even want to go back again.'

- Barbara Broccoli

People go to extraordinary lengths to get films made.

- Barbara Broccoli

All I can say is that I had an extraordinary childhood.

- Barbara Broccoli

Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

- Barbara Broccoli