Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkleris an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of 50 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley. The fourth film he produced, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, starring Jane Fonda, was nominated for nine Academy Awards. He won an Oscar for Best Picture for 1976's Rocky. As a producer, he has been nominated for Best Picture for three other films: Raging Bull, The Right Stuff, and Goodfellas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionProducer
Date of Birth25 May 1931
CountryUnited States of America
For the good producer, raising capital is about the last thing to worry about. If you're good, the money comes very easily.
Every film I do, I'm involved with from the very conception of the project.
When studios start telling me why a particular film project won't work, I remember 'Rocky.' I remember that the biggest success Bob Chartoff and I have had was a film nobody wanted to make.
Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period of time to reflect on them.
More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
This is certainly not to excuse the violence that exists on TV and films and on the Internet. But the truth is that wherever you go in Europe, there are American films and TV shows that are just as popular as at home. And you don't have that sense of violence in any other place other than America.