Gil Cates
Gil Cates
Gilbert “Gil” Cates, born Gilbert Katz, was an Award winning American film director and television producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Cates is most known for having produced the Academy Awards telecast a record 14 times between 1990 and 2008...
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Chris is a very smart man, and he understands quite clearly the difference between the scatological observations he can make on his cable television specials and how to be funny within the boundaries allowed on the networks,
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I'm glad we've all survived the year. The show is remarkable and complex as always. And we have, as Lou points out, the A-team with which to put it together.
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I hope (winners) would speak about the award and what it means to them, but it's their 40 seconds.
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It's hard to become a movie star today. Without the studio system, everyone's an entrepreneur.
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I wanted to celebrate the movies and to include great movie houses and screens. So Roy went back to the classic ornate movie houses for his inspiration, which, I think, is superbly reflected in the final design.
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Sometimes 'goofs' happen. We all feel bad about that. I promise that won't happen on the 100th.
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I am sorry that during the excitement of a 'live 3 hour television event' the wonderful film piece we prepared that paid tribute to the 'Carol Burnett Show' was not aired,
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It's a bit like election night. It's crazy, but in a good way.
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There are big culture issues in these films, contemporaneous issues, and he's about as issue-oriented as a host can be.
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If you want a sense of what America is like, you'll watch the Oscars.
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I guess we'll ask (host) Jon Stewart to come out of that (ticket booth).
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If you are a betting man, the show will go on, really and truly,
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He's an irreverent guy, but he's not impolite, so he can say things in a manner that's effective without (ticking) you off.
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If it's going to happen on the stage, we're going to cover it the appropriate way.