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Sidney Sheinberg [1935-0] American

Rank: 106
Businessman, Lawyer

Sidney Jay "Sid" Sheinberg is an American lawyer and entertainment executive. He served as President and COO of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios.

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Who says that big-budget films are safer than mid-range films? In terms of return on investment, I'd rather have 'Sling Blade' and 'Shine' than 'Volcano.'		101
I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.		102
I enjoy the details. I enjoy coming up with ideas for improving the script, changing scenes and deciding what locations and wardrobe should be - the process of making a film.		103
There's a very big difference between negotiating to borrow billions of dollars on behalf of MCA and negotiating to borrow 28 cents in connection with making independent pictures.		104
I have the highest respect for stars and auteur directors. But I don't want to work with people who only invite me to the preview. We want to be in the collaborative movie business, not the financing one.		105
If Steven Spielberg brought me a movie four hours long and said, 'It has to go out this way,' I guarantee you that's the way it would go out.		106
I believe I made it in show business.		107
'McHale's Navy' was a disaster. I'm not pretending it wasn't a disaster.		108

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