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Top 20 Barry Levinson Quotes (2025 Update)

Barry Levinson Quote: “I’m fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form and take you on a journey.”

1. “I’m fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form and take you on a journey.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “There’s no downside to having too much experience.”

2. “There’s no downside to having too much experience.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.”

3. “You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “Even back in the ’90s, I shot certain things on something that wasn’t digital then, but it was on VHS with a smaller camera and we would up it to film.”

4. “Even back in the ’90s, I shot certain things on something that wasn’t digital then, but it was on VHS with a smaller camera and we would up it to film.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came.”

5. “When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “You do understand that you can’t force the situation, but in terms of how you edit, you can define that to take the audience along, whether it be a storyline or a character moment that we can play out. The more experience you’ve had, the more beneficial it is, period.”

6. “You do understand that you can’t force the situation, but in terms of how you edit, you can define that to take the audience along, whether it be a storyline or a character moment that we can play out. The more experience you’ve had, the more beneficial it is, period.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “The interesting thing about movies, it’s not always – y’know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.”

7. “The interesting thing about movies, it’s not always – y’know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “You don’t always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.”

8. “You don’t always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “As soon as digital editing came about, I immediately made the switch to digital.”

9. “As soon as digital editing came about, I immediately made the switch to digital.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.”

10. “I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “A lot of time mistakes are very interesting – you look for the behaviour that’s not the one you expect.”

11. “A lot of time mistakes are very interesting – you look for the behaviour that’s not the one you expect.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.”

12. “First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “They’re intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can’t do.”

13. “They’re intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can’t do.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that’s what ultimately works the best for me.”

14. “All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that’s what ultimately works the best for me.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.”

15. “I never really wanted to be an actor. And that was the beginning of it, I began to write things down and eventually became a writer on a television show.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “There was a time when I said, “I’m going to go do a television thing,” after doing all these theatrical films, and heard, “Television? Why are you going to go back to television?” It’s an interesting place.”

16. “There was a time when I said, “I’m going to go do a television thing,” after doing all these theatrical films, and heard, “Television? Why are you going to go back to television?” It’s an interesting place.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things – worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.”

17. “I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things – worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.”

18. “Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I’ve not found that to be the situation.”

19. “Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I’ve not found that to be the situation.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.”

20. “I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.”

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Barry Levinson Quote: “I would give the cameras to the kids in the swimming pools and they would play with them, and then I would collect them and we would upload it. If you’re in the process, you’re there.”

21. “I would give the cameras to the kids in the swimming pools and they would play with them, and then I would collect them and we would upload it. If you’re in the process, you’re there.”

— Barry Levinson

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