Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett is a British-born, Los Angeles-based television producer and, since December 2015, president of MGM Television and Digital Group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth17 July 1960
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
sex drug needs
You don't need to make shows about sex and drugs and violence to get ratings.
hustle biting chewing
There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway.
cutting guy decision
I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.
television hours stage
You have to treat every hour of television you're given like a $100 million movie, and with 'A.D.,' we stepped it up even a stage further.
mean biblical giving
You can't just decide to take the subject matter of The Bible and figure out you can just change what you want. I mean, the audience knows, and if you give them a Biblical story, you better get it right.
real adventure islands
As the show's executive producer, I envisioned something akin to "Gilligan's Island" meets Lord of the Flies meets Ten Little Indians mets "The Real World." "Survivor" marks a return to a core element of adventure: staying alive.
mean realizing failing
My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.
feel-better america giving
America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.
watches tvs
No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.
jobs procrastination home
If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.
attitude character belief
Attitude produces character, and character produces hope.
adversity goal risk
I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined.
believe stories television
There's no reason the story of Christianity wouldn't be more prevalent in film and television considering the audience size who love and believe the stories. This is a broad audience and deserves to be on broadcast TV.
beautiful unique music-and-life
An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'