Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

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

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

A really hard lesson to learn is that most of the time, it's not about you.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I'm tired of being the bad guy all the time, saying 'no' to people I like.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

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

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

Foreign revenues are tremendously important, but foreign audiences are dying for American movies, not for films they could make themselves.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

Visibility is dangerous because if a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can't call him a name - it might get to the press.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I'm not Mary Poppins, but I think I functioned with integrity.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

We have to make some movies we have passion for, respect for.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

Don't believe everything you read in the trades.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I just love the idea of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, whether it's the success of 'Cool Runnings,' which is the success of four guys from Jamaica who had never seen snow, or whether it's my success, just as a human being.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I was the first studio executive to meet with Sean Penn after 'Taps' in 1981. I was anxious to develop things with him when nobody knew who he was.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

If I can do it, anyone can do it.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

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

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

Some children's music is aimed just at kids, and it can be very childlike.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story.

Dawn Steel
Dawn Steel

There's no training for the business, no credentials necessary to enter... It's all about entrepreneurs, innate street intelligence, and instincts. It's a business which encourages people with dreams. That's the essence of Hollywood.