Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenbergis an American businessman, film studio executive and film producer. As a businessman, he is the CEO of DreamWorks Animation and is also known for his tenure as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, during which the studio reinvigorated its live-action and animation department, as well as producing some of its biggest hits, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. As a founder and CEO of DreamWorks Animation, he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth21 December 1950
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Jeffrey Katzenberg quotes about
I am pleased to welcome Judson to our board of directors. I believe that his wealth of industry experience coupled with his leadership at a newly public company makes him an excellent addition to our distinguished board.
Terry and I have worked closely together for 19 years. This studio has an exciting slate of films in our future and marketing those movies is a vitally important function. I can think of no one better to lead that effort than Terry and I am delighted DreamWorks Animation will continue to benefit from her experience.
This allows us to smooth out our production (cycle), ... It actually makes our lives easier.
I know what we do really well - I just try and keep us focused on doing that.
It's trying to change 70 years of perception that an animated movie isn't a fairy tale and doesn't have dancing tea cups and...funny camels.
The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology.
When you're dealing with clay animation, people forget that every single set is built to scale and by hand.
We've never discussed the costs of the movie, ... but if it went out and did $75-80 million, it would be a profitable movie for us.