Top 60 Harvey Weinstein Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I’m the father of four daughters.”

— Harvey Weinstein

2. “I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.”

— Harvey Weinstein

3. “I’m a benevolent dictator.”

— Harvey Weinstein

4. “You’re always fascinated by what you do, and how other people look at it.”

— Harvey Weinstein

5. “Knowing that Ricky Gervais will never work again means a lot to me. I’m going to make sure of it.”

— Harvey Weinstein

6. “Audiences want to see intelligent movies.”

— Harvey Weinstein

7. “We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.”

— Harvey Weinstein

8. “There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.”

— Harvey Weinstein

9. “Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I’m not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.”

— Harvey Weinstein

10. “Last year, when ‘Black Swan,’ ‘True Grit’ and ‘King’s Speech’ all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what.”

— Harvey Weinstein

11. “When you have four daughters, you learn to lose early and often.”

— Harvey Weinstein

12. “You know, I’m the tough guy with taste, good friends, you know, describe me that I’m the tough guy, period, the way others do. But, you know, I’ll tell you, I’m a complete wuss when it comes to my own kids.”

— Harvey Weinstein

13. “There is nothing like the way people feel after they’ve seen ‘The Intouchables.’ They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It’s intelligent-feeling good. You’re not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It’s so smart and terrific.”

— Harvey Weinstein

14. “Some people handle sweets better.”

— Harvey Weinstein

15. “If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.”

— Harvey Weinstein

16. “George Clooney’s ‘Ides of March’ could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years they’re gonna go back and say, ‘Oh, that was American politics in that time period.’ I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic.”

— Harvey Weinstein

17. “I saw ‘Tintin’ in Europe – it is ‘Indiana Jones’ on steroids. Unbelievable. What a fantastic movie. Steven Spielberg, you rock the house. And working with those young English guys like Edgar Wright, and also Peter Jackson; what a great combination.”

— Harvey Weinstein

18. “I was a camp counselor for kids whose moms were on welfare, unfortunately, and right across the camp was the best, most pristine and preppy camp in the universe.”

— Harvey Weinstein

19. “Over the years with movies, I’ve given directors notes.”

— Harvey Weinstein

20. “To me, Romney is Our Idiot Brother, and Obama is The King’s Speech. You can spend all the money in the world. If you’ve got a bad product, it doesn’t matter.”

— Harvey Weinstein

21. “People want to see big, escapist fare. They don’t want to be challenged to think.”

— Harvey Weinstein

22. “I’m probably the only person who goes to work and says ‘Wow, it’s really nice here and sweet,’ even in the competitive movie business.”

— Harvey Weinstein

23. “People love a true story and especially a true story where two people from opposite worlds come together.”

— Harvey Weinstein

24. “I must admit, even though I’m the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I’m going to check Mom’s genealogy.”

— Harvey Weinstein

25. “All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.”

— Harvey Weinstein

26. “It’s the golden age of French cinema again but it’s because Sarkozy had the guts to push through copyright law.”

— Harvey Weinstein

27. “Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.”

— Harvey Weinstein

28. “Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path is filled with tragedy, and most men would have collapsed. Instead, he became a great artist and continues to make great films.”

— Harvey Weinstein

29. “All my life, I have loved and been inspired by French cinema, and as a studio head it has been my pride and joy to have the ability to bring movies to audiences around the world.”

— Harvey Weinstein

30. “The great thing that guys like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and the Google guys have in common is they treat their technology like it’s art, and I suppose in the hands of virtuosos like them, it is.”

— Harvey Weinstein

31. “Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.”

— Harvey Weinstein

32. “I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn’t 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it.”

— Harvey Weinstein

33. “Everybody who’s played Marilyn Monroe before has gone down in flames. It’s impossible to capture Marilyn Monroe.”

— Harvey Weinstein

34. “It’s always tough for me to make a movie, and then sit on an airplane and watch somebody watch it on their phone.”

— Harvey Weinstein

35. “First of all, I never make a movie for awards consideration.”

— Harvey Weinstein

36. “I don’t have to agree with everything a candidate does to support him.”

— Harvey Weinstein

37. “People know that I have a great love for cinema. Not just for commercial cinema, but for the ‘cinema d’auteur.’ But to me, two of the great ‘auteurs’ are actually actors and they both happen to be French. One is Alain Delon and the other is Jean-Paul Belmondo.”

— Harvey Weinstein

38. “You know, for years I used to read about myself. They’d say, ‘He has a temper’ or ‘He’s a bully’ or something like that, and it always bothered me.”

— Harvey Weinstein

39. “I’m sure the next time Piers Morgan asks me to host his show again I will ask President Obama to be my guest.”

— Harvey Weinstein

40. “I don’t know, I’ll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.”

— Harvey Weinstein

41. “I think we do have our true, original stories that work. I can tell you that ‘The King’s Speech,’ which we did, became a worldwide smash because people loved the personal story.”

— Harvey Weinstein

42. “I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.”

— Harvey Weinstein

43. “As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer.”

— Harvey Weinstein

44. “I learned what I really love is making films, not the film business. I want to be on the set, meeting with writers, I want that freedom. I love it now.”

— Harvey Weinstein

45. “They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business.”

— Harvey Weinstein

46. “I think audiences can deal with these mature themes.”

— Harvey Weinstein

47. “I think for us – the Weinstein name, the Miramax name – they’ve both become synonymous with brands. We have a real winning formula when it comes to championing a different kind of movie, and I think the audience trusts us.”

— Harvey Weinstein

48. “I’d never made a teen comedy in my life.”

— Harvey Weinstein

49. “When we talk about Oscars, it’s almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.”

— Harvey Weinstein

50. “You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.”

— Harvey Weinstein