Leonard Maltin Quotes

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

Leonard Maltin



Audiences deserve better.

Leonard Maltin



Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

Leonard Maltin



Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

Leonard Maltin



Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset.

Leonard Maltin



Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

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I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.

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I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I don't just show the Hollywood blockbusters. I show independent films, foreign films, documentaries.

Leonard Maltin