Our ultimate goal is a global market for films and filmed entertainment unimpeded by the artificialities of government policies, instead governed only by the tastes and demands of the audiences and our ability to meet...

Nothing (I heard) here made me more comfortable (about the convention).

None of that makes any difference if there’s not a story to put on those things. They’re just empty screens.

The organic classification is not a judgment about the quality or safety of any product. Organic is about how it is produced. It is a process issue,

Researching and developing these technologies now will help save the major studios and other motion picture producers and distributors money in the future,

Without those services, the system will degrade over time.

The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

I consult with Jack a lot – he’s still my mentor – and he advised me that I needed to do what was best for me,

The message is one that is best heeded by Internet pirates the world over, namely that you can and will be found, prosecuted and punished for the theft of intellectual property.

The biggest challenge is to make [students] think politics is relevant to their lives, that it can have some kind of impact, … heavily independent.

Technology has not only changed the way people are able to view movies, it has changed the way our industry produces and advertises movies.

But ultimately, I’m not sure what impact it will have. I don’t think people will want to watch a 1 1/2- or two-hour movie on something the size of their hand, but it could have...

The success of the movie industry comes from the story. And the story comes from somebody putting something down on paper.

Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to the whims of nature,

We hope the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling and an aggressive education effort will dissuade companies and individuals from engaging in these types of unlawful activities in the future. But when necessary, we will pursue all...

We’ve got to do a better job of segregating those commodities to make sure that … we basically protect people from things that haven’t been approved, … The FDA is monitoring the situation very closely,...

Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they’ve ever been before.

As an industry we recognize the need for more innovation in the area of portability and copyright protection. We want people to be able to enjoy movies on various home entertainment devices without infringing on...

The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.

Corn, soy beans, wheat, cattle, things are generally pretty weak all over the place.

Not to suggest that movies are like pork chops. But those campaigns were done because the market sales and volumes of individual consumer brands were falling, and this reversed the trend.

we’re probably more isolated than ever.

Our numbers could and should be better.

Piracy is a dagger in the heart of a growing Russian film industry.

The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.

There is not a budget cap on firefighting, … When it comes to natural disasters, the government does respond, and Congress does respond, the president does respond.

Where there is disease, it tends to spread much faster. Therefore, it creates additional risk that we might not have had 30, 40, 50 years ago.

The MPAA views this partnership with Internet2 as an important opportunity for collaboration as we seek to link new delivery models with content protection. The MPAA and its member companies have a wide range of...

There are thousands of new concepts floating around the hi-tech community about how to develop tools to fight piracy,

This is the No. 1 priority fire — given the size and location of it,

It is the best of a win-win situation, … It is both humanitarian foreign policy and humanitarian domestic policy.

What are the best kinds of stories we should be telling?

Everyone knows how to sum up box office in 2005. It was down. This is not breaking news. What is important in 2006 is how we respond to the changing marketplace.

I’m someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

We’re not going to research how to make certain types of movies; that’s not what we’re talking about here. Our highest priority is protecting the integrity of our product.

While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, … USDA is committed to approving new technologies that offer industry additional...

Digital File Check is easy to use and can help people prevent their employees, children and others from illegally downloading and swapping movies.

I applaud the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their diligent effort to bring this ringleader of movie theft to justice and to ensure that...

We have the hottest, driest weather in perhaps 50 years; we have thousands of lightning strikes an hour; we have 300 new fires every day in the West, largely because of lightning strikes,

We have to keep this in historical perspective. Obviously, we want to do better. But the movie business is still pretty healthy.

The U.S. government’s request for information on the administrative, civil and criminal actions to enforce China’s intellectual property rights obligations is critical to ensuring China’s international commitments and to protecting the rights of the U.S....

I believe that the politicians in Russia need to make this a much higher priority.

Concern over the war in Iraq and weakness in the job market has caught up with President Bush,

They are still there pouring over records and interviewing people, looking into both the plants food safety procedures and the degree to which Hudson’s has been forthcoming in providing timely and accurate information to the...

There’s a new guideline added to encourage physical activity that’s very critically important, … There is a new guideline added to encourage safe food handling by consumers. That’s very nontraditional, but we thought it was...

It appears to be more about trade than the promotion of cultural diversity. The World Trade Organization is the place for (trade),

[And yet talk to Hollywood and the establishment that should be crushing him seems in awe instead:] He’s obviously a very brilliant guy, … have some revolutionary ideas and interesting concepts and we have been...

Consumers can expect a safe and abundant food supply which will be there beyond January 1, the year 2000.

That said, we can’t bury our heads in the sand. We have to do more to attract customers and keep regulars coming back. It is no secret that our industry faces new challenges but with...

We and others in our industry should do our best to eliminate gratuitous on-screen portrayals of smoking, particularly in movies that children see, … I don’t like to be in a position to dictate what...