Jack Valenti

“I know one thing, that you can't be a statesman unless you are a politician first.”

“I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.”

“The most precious asset a man has is his own opinion.”

“I don't think you can get to a solution until you start to talk about the problem.”

“No one can possibly know what is the proper line between artistic freedom and licentiousness.”

“In my judgment, the movie is, first and foremost, a storytelling machine.”

“I have one loyalty and that's to the president of the United States.”

“Sleep is a skilled magician, it's the best.”

“I consider it my patriotic duty to keep the film industry alive and well.”

“The creative process is a mystery. It's a black box.”