Robert Routh Quotations

The key is quality. Who plays what part is not as big of a driver that leads people to the box office as it is in an action/adventure film,

The sellers are doing just fine because the money is in their pockets, but at the end of the day, the buyers are betting on the future, and there is no way to know how they will make out.

The turnaround will continue, ... People like the Playboy brand so Playboy can license the name and bunny logo and sit back and collect checks. It's a complete change from the low-margin publishing business.

This is phenomenally good for the company, and it's the best movie financing deal Hollywood has ever seen,

We're nowhere near the saturation point. The key is quality. As long as the movies are good people will go see them and buy the DVDs, ... This really is a growing niche area with a cult following.

The current rash of buying is a land-grab for films and the people who make them. There are new technologies developing that no one thought would take off, and companies are trying to tie up scarce resources because they are fearful of the content falling into the hands of competitors.

The distributors thought nobody was going to care if they dropped them.

What began as a defensive campaign somehow turned into an offensive campaign.

They got a good deal because their characters are so valuable.

The consolidated cash flow number was a little light. People expected double-digit growth, and they got 3 percent. But the cable operation, which is the most important unit, is performing very well.