Dan Glickman Quotations

We're in a period of great experimentation. The studios are pretty committed to traditional theatrical distribution, but it's been changing.

Where there is disease, it tends to spread much faster. Therefore, it creates additional risk that we might not have had 30, 40, 50 years ago.

We're not going to research how to make certain types of movies - that's not what we're talking about here.

We're spending today, depending upon which agency of government, significantly more money on fire preparedness and treatment than we were spending in 1993, ... I think the real issue is that we have a situation that has been unparalleled in the last 50 years right now, and that has to do with what I call 'the perfect storm' phenomenon of weather and fuel loads.

When we certify organic, we are certifying not just a product, but the farming and handling practices that yield that product,

Working together we'll see what we can do from a financial assistance perspective. ... Drought is like an insidious cancer. It's slow, it infects and it's harder to deal with as a disaster,

There are plenty of ways to download movies legally online, which is good for consumers and good for the movie industry, ... We won't tolerate this scam premised on the illegal swapping of valuable movie content.

The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

We have a responsibility to show what (America) can do, the best we possibly can.

We have just got to roll up our sleeves and work on a variety of ways to help these folks through this terrible, terrible dry weather crisis,

There are thousands of new concepts floating around the hi-tech community about how to develop tools to fight piracy,

Shutting down illegal file swapping networks like Elite Torrents is an essential part of our fight to stop movie thieves from stealing copyrighted materials.

No one should use this convention to close their borders to a whole host of products.

Nobody was happy with the meeting, ... Nobody's coming out of there with anything in their hearts except that the president has extreme anguish about this and is going to work to ensure that his life is going to be lived in a way that this is not repeated, ever.

Nothing (I heard) here made me more comfortable (about the convention).

I believe that the politicians in Russia need to make this a much higher priority.

I have intentionally left open some of the more divisive questions, ... I think it's important to have a full national and international discussion of this issue.

Giving farmers more flexibility to pay back their loans will help many of them stay in business during this difficult period of low prices, ... USDA is committed to providing needy family farmers as much help handling loan repayments as we possibly can, in addition to making credit more accessible.

Hudson will recall all product that originated at the Columbus, Neb., plant, destroy all product they have on hand at that plant and immediately cease operations there, until they've adopted far more stringent safety standards that we have specifically laid out for them based on what we have found in our investigation,

Kansas is not going to become the Hollywood of the future. But the film studios are looking to make quality stories, interesting stories, all over the country.

It appears to be more about trade than the promotion of cultural diversity. The World Trade Organization is the place for (trade),

I think this is one of the areas we will get the support for, ... We're going to push.

Peer-to-peer technology is here to stay... What's more, the film industry will have to come up with a 'reasonable-cost', hassle-free way for people to download movies legally for it to continue to prosper.

Our ultimate goal is a global market for films and filmed entertainment unimpeded by the artificialities of government policies, instead governed only by the tastes and demands of the audiences and our ability to meet those demands.

Researching and developing these technologies now will help save the major studios and other motion picture producers and distributors money in the future,

Piracy not only has an economic impact on our industry, ... but it has an impact on the creative spirit in this country.

Piracy is a dagger in the heart of a growing Russian film industry.

We live in interesting times. It's important how we respond in 2006 to these challenges. We are in state of ongoing change. The power of stories remain the key to our success. The play is the thing.

We hope the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling and an aggressive education effort will dissuade companies and individuals from engaging in these types of unlawful activities in the future. But when necessary, we will pursue all avenues ? including legal means ? to protect our product from theft.

We have to keep this in historical perspective. Obviously, we want to do better. But the movie business is still pretty healthy.

We have the hottest, driest weather in perhaps 50 years; we have thousands of lightning strikes an hour; we have 300 new fires every day in the West, largely because of lightning strikes,

We are glad that Bram Cohen and his company are working with us to limit access to infringing files on the BitTorrent.com website.

We want to make as many movies commercially available online as possible,

Each year-in the fields, commercial kitchens, markets, stores, and restaurants-millions of pounds of food go to waste... We need to find ways to get this food into the mouths of the hungry and not into the mouth of the dumpster.

I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

One of the trends we’re seeing in food and agriculture is more and more consumers wanting to know things about their food and where and how it’s grown and what’s in it,

The success of the movie industry comes from the story. And the story comes from somebody putting something down on paper.

Meat and poultry is safe. It's safer than it's probably ever been.

Technology has not only changed the way people are able to view movies, it has changed the way our industry produces and advertises movies.

The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.

There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they've ever been before.

I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly.

The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.

America's dumpsters should not be better fed than its people.

If China wants to be a constructive, active player in the world economy, it's got to respect intellectual property rights or it makes it pretty impossible to do business with them.

We have followed most commodities from the time they arrive in Russia to the point of distribution,

There have been some encouraging signs, but we must have much more aggressive enforcement.

Without those services, the system will degrade over time.

This settlement culminates a four-year investigation, ... The plea agreement not only serves as punishment to the offenders, it also offers the opportunity to repay farmers who were financially damaged by these criminal acts.

We and others in our industry should do our best to eliminate gratuitous on-screen portrayals of smoking, particularly in movies that children see, ... I don't like to be in a position to dictate what a storyteller can or cannot say.

We've got to do a better job of segregating those commodities to make sure that ... we basically protect people from things that haven't been approved, ... The FDA is monitoring the situation very closely, very carefully. I don't think there is any public health and safety issue here, but the fact is the product has not been approved for human consumption. It should not be served.

While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, ... USDA is committed to approving new technologies that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food.

The organic classification is not a judgment about the quality or safety of any product. Organic is about how it is produced. It is a process issue,

There is not a budget cap on firefighting, ... When it comes to natural disasters, the government does respond, and Congress does respond, the president does respond.

We will also consult closely with other major food producers, such as the European Union, and we will be careful to avoid any steps that would disrupt international agricultural markets or reduce incentives for Russian farmers,

What are the best kinds of stories we should be telling?

We screened that movie before members of Congress. Hopefully, the screening of the movie had some kind of an effect on the process.

Concern over the war in Iraq and weakness in the job market has caught up with President Bush,

Digital File Check is easy to use and can help people prevent their employees, children and others from illegally downloading and swapping movies.

Corn, soy beans, wheat, cattle, things are generally pretty weak all over the place.

Drought and other natural disasters continue to plague many of America's farmers, ... USDA is working to provide needed assistance and emergency loans for farmers during these tough times.

Farm income will rise because of the increased demand for corn, ... Rural incomes will rise as farm income increases and new jobs will be created by new ethanol plants.

The Supreme Court in its ruling sent a strong and clear message that businesses based on theft should not and will not be allowed to flourish, ... The clarity of the court's decision combined with this settlement provides the content and technology sectors a window of opportunity which I think ultimately will greatly benefit consumers.

Russian films, together with American films, incur losses.

Quite frankly, most members of both political parties agree that (the farm bill) is going to have to be rewritten, or rewritten in a very dramatic way. But, in the meantime ... we are going to try and provide these farmers and ranchers with assistance to help them make it through this terrible crisis,

The MPAA views this partnership with Internet2 as an important opportunity for collaboration as we seek to link new delivery models with content protection. The MPAA and its member companies have a wide range of expertise in both areas, and I believe we can add a positive, constructive perspective.

The MPAA is committed to educating students, parents and all consumers to aggressively tackle the threat of piracy and stem the disturbing societal trend of illegal activity online by students of all ages, ... That is why we have joined SIFE, partnering with some of our country's most creative, bright and energetic students to engage them in this discussion and enlist their help in the campaign on campuses.

Despite increasing competition for consumers' time and entertainment dollars, theater-going remains a satisfying constant in people's lives.

As an industry we recognize the need for more innovation in the area of portability and copyright protection. We want people to be able to enjoy movies on various home entertainment devices without infringing on copyright laws, and we will continue to look for ways to marry those concepts so people can get movies hassle free at a reasonable cost.

This drought couldn't have come at a worse time for farmers, ... are receiving the lowest prices they've received for their commodities in 20 or 30 years, especially when you talk about corn, soybeans and wheat.

This action is part of an aggressive campaign against pirate movie Web sites and consumer deception,

They are still there pouring over records and interviewing people, looking into both the plants food safety procedures and the degree to which Hudson's has been forthcoming in providing timely and accurate information to the USDA,

This is the No. 1 priority fire -- given the size and location of it,

They're leading the way for other companies by their example.

There's a new guideline added to encourage physical activity that's very critically important, ... There is a new guideline added to encourage safe food handling by consumers. That's very nontraditional, but we thought it was very important.

It is the best of a win-win situation, ... It is both humanitarian foreign policy and humanitarian domestic policy.

It's the most extreme damage I have ever seen, ... This is an event of extraordinary magnitude.

Consumers can expect a safe and abundant food supply which will be there beyond January 1, the year 2000.

Everyone knows how to sum up box office in 2005. It was down. This is not breaking news. What is important in 2006 is how we respond to the changing marketplace.

None of that makes any difference if there's not a story to put on those things. They're just empty screens.

I wanted to support my friend Ron Meyer and his company for doing something of this significance. Is it too soon to make it? I think people will judge that for themselves. My judgment is it's not too soon. The longer you get away from it, the further your personal memories are of it. In this film, people can see how average people can rise out of their shells and do amazing things.

The U.S. government's request for information on the administrative, civil and criminal actions to enforce China's intellectual property rights obligations is critical to ensuring China's international commitments and to protecting the rights of the U.S. copyright industries,

They are leading the way for other companies by their example.

Not to suggest that movies are like pork chops. But those campaigns were done because the market sales and volumes of individual consumer brands were falling, and this reversed the trend.

That said, we can't bury our heads in the sand. We have to do more to attract customers and keep regulars coming back. It is no secret that our industry faces new challenges but with every challenge, there is an exciting opportunity.

The message is one that is best heeded by Internet pirates the world over, namely that you can and will be found, prosecuted and punished for the theft of intellectual property.

I'm not Jack, and this is what I need to do.

I have received an official request from the government of the Russian Federation for additional food assistance, ... The United States is now in the process of reviewing this request.

But ultimately, I'm not sure what impact it will have. I don't think people will want to watch a 1 1/2- or two-hour movie on something the size of their hand, but it could have value to advertise and promote movies. We're generally encouraging online movies, and there are all sorts of ways of working against piracy, ... the biggest threat to our industry.

I applaud the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their diligent effort to bring this ringleader of movie theft to justice and to ensure that the penalties for his crimes are properly assessed.

how we can work collaboratively and not be at each other's throats.

I consult with Jack a lot - he's still my mentor - and he advised me that I needed to do what was best for me,

College students now share the general public's more mixed view of the president, and Senator Kerry is benefiting from that shift. Still, these are highly independent voters who are open to persuasion and it would be in the interests of both parties to court them aggressively.

Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to the whims of nature,

You will see regional negative effects in local economies, ... And you will see income loss among local farmers.

All the way from major national restaurants and food retailers to hospitals and hotels, we now see organizations all over America involved,