Dawn Steel Quotes

Dawn Steel

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : August 19, 1946

Don't believe everything you read in the trades.

Dawn Steel

I hate management. I hate management. I just do.

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I felt that if I shared the lessons that I learned - both the good ones and the bad ones - that I might make the climb a little less painful for other women.

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I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person.

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I don't know that I would say abrasive. In some ways, I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day, and maybe I was insensitive considering the pressures and responsibilities of these jobs.

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I think women's relationships with other women are very complicated and depend on their relationships with their mothers. Mine was fraught with problems. So I didn't necessarily trust women for a long time.

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The first war movie I ever saw was 'Platoon,' and I was eight months pregnant. So my husband, producer Charles Roven, wasn't sure I'd make it.

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An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on.

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I've gone far in the movie business, but no matter how far I go, every time I pick up the phone to call Tom Hanks or Robin Williams, I wonder if they'll call me back. And you know what? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't.

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I started with nothing. Less than nothing.

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The more I can stay on the creative side, the happier I am.

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I thought it was great being the only girl in the room. I loved the attention. After I got used to it, I didn't want to be the only girl in the room. I had no one to talk to.

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It wasn't until I saw 'Rocky' that I realized movies could affect people beyond mere entertainment.

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You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval.

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I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual.

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I don't want my child to have unhealthy values.

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